Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Democrats aim to regain advantage on trade from Trump

August 02, 2017 at 06:50AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are unveiling a new set of policies on trade aimed at appealing to working-class voters and regaining advantage on an issue Donald Trump used to great effect during last year's campaign.

Some of the proposals sound like talking points straight from Trump, including renegotiating NAFTA and strengthening "Buy America" policies.

Democrats are also proposing a new American Jobs Security Council to review and potentially halt foreign purchases of U.S. companies.

The proposals being unveiled Wednesday are the second roll-out in Democrats' new "Better Deal" agenda, which House and Senate Democrats are proposing ahead of the 2018 midterms.

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