Democrat coup attempt hurt farmers who want to see USMCA approved

Washington Examiner:
House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry against President Trump has evoked concerns passage of the administration’s renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement could stall, leaving agriculture groups warning that putting off ratification of the trade deal delays new wins for farmers.

“We remain hopeful the [U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement] can still be passed this year,” said Sean Ellis, spokesman for the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation. “I would hope both parties would see the benefit that U.S. farmers and ranchers would receive from passing the USMCA.”

The new trade deal, Ellis said, “brings NAFTA to the 21st Century, and we would hope both parties would see that.”

Passing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a replacement for NAFTA, has been a top legislative priority of the Trump administration, and administration officials have for months been negotiating behind closed doors with House Democrats over changes to the trade deal.

The White House has also dispatched top members of the administration to urge the Democrat-controlled House to act.
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Democrats appear too invested in their coup attempt to do actual legislative work.

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