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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts) Tue Dec 10, 2019, 08:43 PM Dec 2019

If you're upset about Dems dealing on USMCA, McConnell walked right into Pelosi's trap [View all]

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Emma Dumain
@Emma_Dumain
McConnell announces at the mics the Senate WILL NOT take up USMCA until AFTER the Senate impeachment trial

Laurence Tribe
@tribelaw
So McConnell wants to hold USMCA hostage so the impeachment trial can be depicted as the obstacle to a bipartisan trade deal. So the turtle is a snake.

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If you're upset about Dems dealing on USMCA, McConnell walked right into Pelosi's trap [View all] StarfishSaver Dec 2019 OP

all trade deals transfers wealth upward. pelosi did the best she could in a f uped system. Kurt V. Dec 2019 #1

McConnell said there are a bunch of things in the trade deal he doesn't like. octoberlib Dec 2019 #2

Nancy Pelosi is a gem. So savvy. I trust her judgement. panader0 Dec 2019 #3

Democrats would do well to vote against this trade deal. W_HAMILTON Dec 2019 #4

I agree with you, let the Republicans own it. Then blame them for everything doc03 Dec 2019 #17

Did someone say something about kacekwl Dec 2019 #5

My understanding is this, Wellstone ruled Dec 2019 #6

This puts the Turtle in a hot spot.... ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2019 #7

... StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #8

Exactly.... ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2019 #10

Madame Speaker is brilliant. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #9

Never underestimate Nancy Pelosi mcar Dec 2019 #11

And they never seem to learn StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #13

The last NAFTA was a Republican doc03 Dec 2019 #12

From what I heard, the Dems got AFL-CIO and environmental groups on board. haele Dec 2019 #15

So Trump can claim he improved that bad NAFTA agreement that Clinton doc03 Dec 2019 #16

While it won't work on us here, Mr.Bill Dec 2019 #14