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NAFTA renegotiation: Separating fact from fiction
While most of this summer’s news from Capitol Hill has centered around health care, North Korea, and the investigation into the Trump campaign’s Russia ties, the White House has been quietly moving forward on one of its signature promises to voters: a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with talks launching this week. On the campaign trail, Donald Trump consistently called NAFTA “the worst trade deal” the United States had ever signed, and in one of his first official acts as president signed an executive order moving to renegotiate the agreement. After notifying Congress of its ... (full story)