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Moscow Mitch will not take up Trump’s bigly USMCA deal in the Senate until after impeachment trial

12/10/2019 Ms. G Politics 0

After Democratic leadership gave the green light to advance Trump’s USMCA Trade Bill deal with Canada and Mexico, Moscow Mitch said that the Senate will not take up the bill this year.

“We will not be doing USMCA in the Senate. That will have to come up in all likelihood after a trial is finished in the Senate,” he said.
The Hill:

Breaking: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will not begin impeachment trial or vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal until next year, and instead will focus on passing a defense authorization bill and avoiding a government shutdown.
— NPR (@NPR) December 10, 2019

On USMCA, McConnell said: “From my perspective, it's not as good as I'd hoped.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 10, 2019

“From my perspective it’s not as good as I had hoped.”
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The Senate planned to adjourn December 13th but will stay in D.C. through Dec. 20 to advert a government shutdown.

McConnell also said that Trump’s impeachment trial should begin sometime in January.

So after all Trump's rhetoric about the do nothing Democrats and the USMCA, Mitch McConnell – aka the Grim Reaper – just said he won't take up Trump's trade deal this year. These Republicans are like the Keystone cops – hard to make up this level of dysfunction.
— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) December 10, 2019