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US Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer Announces US, Mexico and Canada Have Finalized USMCA- House Democrats Signal Support
Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:03:30 CST
Top trade officials from the U.S., Mexico and Canada finalized a sweeping agreement to update the old NAFTA trade deal in an unusual alliance that won the backing of the powerful AFL-CIO labor federation, President Donald Trump and House Democrats.
The pact appears to have widespread support in the House and Senate, giving Trump a major domestic policy victory and moderate Democrats something to sell back home as Washington is consumed by impeachment.
The deal didn't come easy and it was on the brink of death multiple times over the past year. Getting to yes required negotiations with an ideologically diverse coalition that included congressional Democrats, organized labor and Mexico's private sector, Canadian ministers and Trump's hard-charging U.S. trade representative, Robert Lighthizer.
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer issued the following statement today on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement:
"Thanks to President Trump's leadership, we have reached an historic agreement on the USMCA. After working with Republicans, Democrats, and many other stakeholders for the past two years we have created a deal that will benefit American workers, farmers, and ranchers for years to come. This will be the model for American trade deals going forward."
President Trump offered the following Tweet with word that the negotiations have been successful:
"America's great USMCA Trade Bill is looking good. It will be the best and most important trade deal ever made by the USA. Good for everybody - Farmers, Manufacturers, Energy, Unions - tremendous support. Importantly, we will finally end our Country's worst Trade Deal, NAFTA!"
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