Flake: Without NAFTA, U.S. would be 'crippled by subsidies'

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) took to the Senate floor on Thursday to deliver a broadside against the prospect of a NAFTA withdrawal, contending that some “inexplicably” believe exiting the deal would benefit the U.S. and saying its end would leave the country “crippled by subsidies.” “This threat of a dangerous trade deficit leaving Americans behind is nothing more than a myth,” he said, alluding to the Trump administration's desire to reduce the trade in goods gap with its NAFTA partners,...