The Senate has approved the USMCA, bringing Trump’s trade deal one step closer to reality
Posted on AllSides January 16th, 2020
From The Left
A bipartisan majority in the Senate approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Thursday, clearing the way for President Donald Trump’s signature.
The Senate voted 89 to 10 for USMCA, an updated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.
The House of Representatives backed the bill last year, voting 385 to 41, also with overwhelming bipartisan support, after Democratic leaders succeeded in winning changes on labor, environment, enforcement, and pharmaceutical provisions. Those tweaks secured the backing of US labor, offering Democrats a pathway to supporting the agreement....
