The new trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada begins operation today after years of effort to revamp its predecessor, NAFTA.
The new trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada begins operation today after years of effort to revamp its predecessor, NAFTA.
The USMCA had bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress.
The USMCA trade agreement, which has been referred to as NAFTA 2.0, passed the House today. Debate will now move to the Senate.
Earlier today, the same day House Democrats brought two articles of impeachment against President Trump, a new trade agreement was reached after more than a year of stalled negotiations.
Passage of the USMCA trade deal — often referred to as NAFTA 2.0 — has largely been ignored as the House has focused on its impeachment inquiry.
As the crisis on the southern border continues unabated, Laredo recently surpassed Los Angeles as the nation's most trafficked port.