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Sen. Barrasso on NAFTA 2.0: 'I would rather it not come to Congress'

May 21, 2018 at 1:18 PM
A top Senate Republican said on Monday he wants the administration to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement in a way that does not require congressional approval, endorsing a so-called “skinny” deal. “I would rather it not come to Congress,” said Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), who chairs the Republican Policy Committee, told CNBC . “There’s ways that [U.S. Trade Representative Robert] Lighthizer has to do kind of a NAFTA-lite if you will, without needing to go to Congress.” “The...


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