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Democrats, White House announce NAFTA rewrite, giving Trump a win amid impeachment scandal

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Congress on Tuesday reached an agreement with the White House on a rewrite of a 25-year-old trade pact with Mexico and Canada, offering President Donald Trump and moderate Democrats a legislative win against the backdrop of a high-profile impeachment scandal.

The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement - or USMCA - was announced by the North American neighbors in late 2018, but the terms of it have been under negotiation on multiple fronts since then. The breakthrough this week came after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Democrats were able to compromise on labor and pharmaceutical provisions.

"It is infinitely better than what was initially proposed by the administration," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at a press conference announcing Democratic support for the deal.

Trump made a pledge to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement a center of his campaign in 2016, calling it the "worst trade deal ever made." He seized on the announcement early Tuesday, which came just an hour after House Democrats said they would move ahead with two articles of impeachment against him including abuse of his power in office and obstruction of Congress.

"America's great USMCA Trade Bill is looking good," the president wrote on Twitter. "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!"

The International Trade Commission concluded in an April report that the original USMCA would have a modest but positive effect on the US economy, mostly because it would reduce uncertainty for businesses and investors.

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Political masterminds
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Sooo much winning. Trump wins by doing absolutely nothing
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And now we find out what's in it that'll fuck over Canada and Mexico :/
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Let's see what sort of rewards Democrats are getting for their willingness to cooperate on a key issue for the President

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1204437118937903105
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Antifar posted...

Let's see what sort of rewards Democrats are getting for their willingness to cooperate on a key issue for the President

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1204437118937903105

This is fucking bullshit. We're dealing with fucking children.

Unknown5uspect posted...

Antifar posted...

Let's see what sort of rewards Democrats are getting for their willingness to cooperate on a key issue for the President

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1204437118937903105

This is f***ing bulls***. We're dealing with f***ing children.

But there's soon much winning
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That's good news, NAFTA was a bit of a double edged sword since it's ratification.
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The current House Dems are a joke. We need people with spines that won't try to compromise with the GOP cause they're a colossal joke and fucking criminals.

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Can someone summarize it for me please?

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The the right wing talking point that Democrats aren't doing their job is just another fabricated bullshit lie from the right? Cool beans.
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