Trump put on a charm offensive Tuesday during a White House meeting, several Democrats said Tuesday.
By Erica Werner and Erica Werner Congressional reporter focusing on economic policy Email Bio Follow Damian Paletta Damian Paletta Reporter covering economic policy Email Bio Follow May 1 at 10:22 AM President Trump and senior White House officials are working to salvage political support for a revised trade pact with Mexico and Canada, stunned by bipartisan blowback that appeared likely to scuttle a key initiative.
“I think if you leave the White House today, the tone of the conversations were pretty good,” said House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal , who is locked in a separate battle with the White House over accessing Trump’s tax returns. Sen. Tim Scott , who has also raised concerns and is meeting with White House officials about trade issues on Thursday, said “something’s going to have to give or we won’t have a successful implementation or vote on the” new deal.
Trump has used a “take-it-or-leave-it” approach when negotiating with both Congress and foreign leaders in the past, but he is now handling the Canada-Mexico trade talks differently. Democrats have said they will insist on strict enforcement of labor standards in exchange for their vote, and they want union leaders to be on board with any deal. Top union officials have so far refused to endorse the deal until changes are made.
White House officials believe the trade deal they are trying to strike with China will not need congressional approval, but the Canada-Mexico deal will because it revises an existing trade agreement.
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