Pence will travel to Canada to rally support for new NAFTA

[left-of-center2012]

Vice President Pence will travel to Canada next week to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and push for adoption of the Trump administration's renegotiated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the White House announced Monday.

Pence will deliver joint remarks with Trudeau in Ottawa on May 30, with the two leaders focusing on trade.

"The U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) is not only a huge economic boon to the U.S., but is a good deal for our allies north and south of the border," Alyssa Farah, Pence's press secretary, said in a statement Monday. "The Vice President looks forward to meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau to discuss how to move forward swiftly to advance this critical deal."

In remarks Monday afternoon in Jacksonville, Fla., Pence called on Congress to pass the trade agreement "this summer." But the deal must win support from Democrats, who decide whether it will come up for a vote in the House. Party members, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), have said all involved parties must tighten labor and environmental standards before passage in the U.S.

(Trump has shown little interest in traveling to Canada)

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/444647-pence-to-travel-to-canada-to-rally-support-for-new-nafta

[applegrove]

1. Trudeau has an election in the fall. Being pictured with Pence does him no good.

Don't do it Justin.

[Chin music]

2. So NAFTA again, just rebranded to trumps nafta.

These guys are some powerhouse thinkers.