Trump blasts Pelosi for ‘taking too lengthy’ on Mexico, Canada commerce pact

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Trump blasts Pelosi for ‘taking too lengthy’ on Mexico, Canada commerce pact

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WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters)U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized Home of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for not bringing his administration’s re-negotiated commerce cope with neighboring Mexico and Canada up for a vote in Congress.

The Republican president and his administration have been urgent for ratification because the three nations inked the deal to exchange the North American Free Commerce Settlement (NAFTA) in November 2018.

The brand new pact, the USA, Mexico, Canada Settlement (USMCA), should win approval in a divided Congress the place Pelosi’s fellow Democrats management the Home and have stated they’ve issues over the settlement, together with its labor and enforcement provisions.

Trump administration officers have been urgent for a Home vote earlier than the tip of November, though a key U.S. labor chief earlier this month stated it might fail if it was voted on earlier than the Thanksgiving vacation on Nov. 28.



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