House Follows Trump Impeachment by Passing Nafta Overhaul
- Trump gets top legislative priority ahead of 2020 elections
- Democrats agreed to USMCA only after substantial changes
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The day after voting to impeach President Donald Trump, the House approved his top 2019 legislative priority by advancing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade accord.
The bill to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement passed the House on a 385-41 vote, with strong bipartisan support less than 24 hours after Democrats and Republicans accused each other of shredding the Constitution in the impeachment process.