Governors, lawmakers shift message on NAFTA to ‘don’t undo tax reform benefits’

With tax reform legislation heading to the president’s desk, lawmakers, governors and private-sector stakeholders have shifted their NAFTA advocacy approach in meetings with White House officials to stress that withdrawing from the deal would mean American farmers and businesses could lose the benefits they might gain from tax changes. For months, the message they have sent to White House officials was that a move to exit NAFTA would endanger the GOP’s biggest chance at a legislative accomplishment. Now, business leaders...