The Democratic presidential primary is becoming a big problem for what would be President Donald Trump’s premier bipartisan achievement.
Former Vice President Joe Biden has also sought changes to the trade deal, and Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota each said they oppose the agreement as written, with Klobuchar calling for alterations and Booker saying Trump’s “all bluster on these deals.” Those comments underscore the potentially debilitating intraparty fight that would await Democrats if Pelosi were to put the deal on the House floor.
“As soon as this starts spilling into the fall and next year, it gets much, much harder to get done,” said Senate Majority Whip John Thune . “Times a wastin’ if we don’t get this teed up here pretty soon.” Lighthizer is well aware that Pelosi has chosen to avoid a divisive trade battle with her party before: After becoming speaker in 2007, she froze President George W. Bush’s trade deals with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Congress only passed agreements with those countries after some were renegotiated by the new Democratic President Barack Obama in 2011.Sign Up
In an interview, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made clear he did not speak for Pelosi, but said “as of now, unless we have tough labor protections, they’re not going to get it passed.”
ladevita12 Pelosi a poor idiot
A Dem will never get elected if the new nafta not signed
Dems destroying economy on purpose , killing our car industries and hurting farmers
The Democrats don’t care about the drug problem because the drug addicts can be paid $30 or so to turn in absentee ballots for themselves and their friends - they don’t even need an address, they just use City Hall! MAGA
Do the Dems do anything, ANYTHING at all except screw the American worker and the LEGAL immigrants? I don’t want to be California - just want a stinking opportunity for a real job!
.....another failure....just as well, new leadership without belligerence as only approach to diplomacy can do better anyway....not to mention getting America back into the TPP in Asia...and how about Obama’s Iran deal, looks pretty brilliant just now!!! Trump, Loser in Chief....
Shame on them. They dont think for the people of the country, they only think about bipartisan fight
The Democrats hate Trump more than they like our country.
What’s the problem?
It's pretty pathetic to see the kind of people running our country. Are people supposed to sit round and twiddle their thumbs waiting for them to get their sh*t together? Isn't this connected to peoples livelihoods?
Poor old Nancy can’t keep up with the freshmen. Isn’t she supposed to be pranking on them this first year ?
This is rather funny because to this day I don't understand the consequences of the USMCA replacing NAFTA.
Because you have members of Congress running election campaigns instead of doing their job......
Dem are anti-American ppl
Libs dems socialists lie.
Ha! I first read “opposition to Trump’s *tirade* deal” and didn’t think a thing of it.
Pelosi will find a defined a way to destroy the entire deal, because she didn't author it.
Our wonderful Congress failing again to actually get anything done that's in American's best interests. Why would American's want s trade deal that brings jobs back to America? Dems need Americans dependent on govt.
SpeakerPelosi American, Mexican, and Canadian workers and families want USMCA passed. Stop the politics of hate. It's not about you or Trump. It's about us, the people, the taxpayers, the workers, the children. WalkAwayFromDemocrats
Can’t wait for all of them to be voted out
Trump is Going To Crush The Democratic Candidate.Y on earth would anyone vote for a leader who constantly GRANDSTANDS on the rights of foreign citizens over their own and Expects U.S. taxpayers to fund Welfare For The World. Tax tax tax tax tax. They will bankrupt this country.
I trust Pelosi.
Thank God Pelosi is going to stand tough on this issue!
I don't suppose you've taken into account that it isn't going to be ratified by Mexico and probably not Canada either, considering that Trump is renown for going back on deals he's made.
dude has no bipartisan achievements
His significant achievement? It's just NAFTA with a different name!
Trib_ed_board Trump invited swastika carrying Nazis into the White House. Traitor to the men buried at Normandy.
ResignPelosi
Pelosi is worse than ryan...she enables trump.
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