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Title: Will the President get his New Trade Deal (USMCA) before the August recess?
Post by: corbe on March 29, 2019, 02:39:05 pm

Trump’s North American trade deal at risk of stalling in Congress

Erica Werner, David Lynch, Emily Rauhala
 
33 mins ago
 
President Trump’s effort to rework a major trade deal with Canada and Mexico is showing signs of faltering on Capitol Hill, straining under a variety of angry complaints from lawmakers of both parties who won’t commit to backing the plan.

Trump reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico last year to update the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement. But Congress must approve the deal, and the White House has been unable to mollify the growing complaints.

The administration’s goal is to get the pact approved ahead of Congress’s annual August recess. It’s not clear if that timeline is realistic. But delaying action past Labor Day could greatly increase political risk because of the accelerating presidential campaign.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-north-american-trade-deal-at-risk-of-stalling-in-congress/ar-BBVnSbE?ocid=ientp (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-north-american-trade-deal-at-risk-of-stalling-in-congress/ar-BBVnSbE?ocid=ientp)

Title: Re: Will the President get his New Trade Deal (USMCA) before the August recess?
Post by: ABX on March 29, 2019, 02:47:51 pm

That ship has sailed when he lost the House.

Title: Re: Will the President get his New Trade Deal (USMCA) before the August recess?
Post by: Gefn on March 29, 2019, 03:01:30 pm

Hi @corbe

Title: Re: Will the President get his New Trade Deal (USMCA) before the August recess?
Post by: Sanguine on March 29, 2019, 03:24:31 pm

I'm voting hopefully.

Title: Re: Will the President get his New Trade Deal (USMCA) before the August recess?
Post by: corbe on March 29, 2019, 03:35:54 pm

   Good Morning Beautiful @Freya

Title: Re: Will the President get his New Trade Deal (USMCA) before the August recess?
Post by: Cyber Liberty on March 29, 2019, 03:40:58 pm

Quote from: ABX on March 29, 2019, 02:47:51 pm

That ship has sailed when he lost the House.

Agreed, not a chance in heck.  It would have been trouble even before 2019 because the Senate would never have gotten the 60 votes necessary.

Title: Re: Will the President get his New Trade Deal (USMCA) before the August recess?
Post by: Applewood on March 29, 2019, 08:31:47 pm

I'd like to know what's in this new agreement.  If it's as bad as NAFTA, then I'd definitely urge my idiot congressman to vote against it.   

Not just no, but hell no.

Title: Re: Will the President get his New Trade Deal (USMCA) before the August recess?
Post by: EdJames on March 29, 2019, 09:22:53 pm

Quote from: Sanguine on March 29, 2019, 03:24:31 pm

I'm voting hopefully.

Ditto.  It depends on how he leverages it.