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Rep. Levin, a no on USMCA, sees long-term dangers for Democrats who voted yes

By Maria Curi  / December 27, 2019 at 12:00 PM
Democrats one day will regret voting in favor of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement when their constituents realize the deal is not fundamentally better for U.S. workers than NAFTA was, Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) said last week in an interview with Inside U.S. Trade . To make USMCA more palatable for Democrats, a group of lawmakers appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) negotiated changes to the trade deal with the Trump administration, giving the labor movement a seat at the table...

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