News Wrap: House passes USMCA trade deal with broad bipartisan support

PBS News Hour - World

English - December 19, 2019 23:50 - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
News world news current events newshour television radio media Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: News Wrap: Appeals court strikes down ACA individual mandate

Next Episode: News Wrap: House of Commons approves Johnson's Brexit plan

In our news wrap Thursday, the House approved one of President Trump's top priorities: the USMCA trade deal, which modernizes the existing NAFTA and won overwhelming bipartisan support, plus the backing of labor unions and business. Also, the Senate moved to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year -- and avoid a partial shutdown. The package now goes to Trump for his signature.