Just minutes after announcing two articles of impeachment against Pres. Trump, House Democrats announce deal with the White House on moving forward with a modified trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
for the enforcement of labor compliance obligations, environmental violations that affect trade and investment, the removal of barriers that contribute to high prescription drug prices and ensuring fair competition among the three countries, according to a statement from the House Ways and Means committee.House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, speaks about the US - Mexico - Canada Agreement, known as the USMCA, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2019.
The president's top trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, traveled to Mexico on Tuesday morning in anticipation of the potential finalization of the USMCA trade deal, Trump administration sources confirmed to ABC News.While the president continues to say that the deal will"end our Country’s worst Trade Deal, NAFTA," his implication that the USMCA is a monumentally different agreement is misleading.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal speaks about the U.S - Mexico - Canada Agreement, known as the USMCA, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C, Dec. 10, 2019.Trump spoke Monday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday, whom he called"two-faced" last week after the Canadian leader was caught on camera joking about his meeting with Trump.
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