The Senate will take up Trump's renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement only after an impeachment trial concludes in the chamber, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said
"We will not be doing USMCA in the Senate between now and next week," the Republican from Kentucky said at a news conference on Capitol Hill."That will happen, in all likelihood, right after the trial is finished in the Senate.
I'm glad a deal has finally been reached," said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican."Passage of USMCA will be a significant win for farmers, workers and all Americans."Senate GOP Whip John Thune of South Dakota told CNN there were some changes"that obviously were made to accommodate concerns that House Democrats had that are not going to be met with overwhelming favor from our members.
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