In the opening moments of Thursday's Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that he would not vote for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement because it would not solve climate change and would not prevent American companies from investing in factories overseas.
His answer should leave observers wondering if there are any circumstances under which a President Bernie Sanders would sign a trade deal.
Sanders wears his opposition to trade like a badge of honor.
"What we need is a trade policy that stands up for workers, stands up for farmers-and, by the way, the word"climate change" to the best of my knowledge is not discussed in this new NAFTA agreement at all, which is an outrage.
The deal has been endorsed by the AFL-CIO, a coalition of labor unions that almost never supports trade deals.
Warren has published a detailed trade policy paper-one that essentially promises a more competent version of the protectionism that Trump has brought to the forefront of American politics in the past two years.
Warren's plan calls for "Establishing a set of standards countries must meet as a precondition for any trade agreement with America." Those standards include enforcement of collective bargaining, elimination of domestic fossil fuel subsidies, and a long-term plan to reduce carbon emissions-rules so strict that they effectively disqualify any developing country from reaching a trade deal with the United States.
https://reason.com/2019/12/19/bernie-sanders-says-he-wont-back-usmca-because-it-doesnt-solve-climate-change-huh/
His answer should leave observers wondering if there are any circumstances under which a President Bernie Sanders would sign a trade deal.
Sanders wears his opposition to trade like a badge of honor.
"What we need is a trade policy that stands up for workers, stands up for farmers-and, by the way, the word"climate change" to the best of my knowledge is not discussed in this new NAFTA agreement at all, which is an outrage.
The deal has been endorsed by the AFL-CIO, a coalition of labor unions that almost never supports trade deals.
Warren has published a detailed trade policy paper-one that essentially promises a more competent version of the protectionism that Trump has brought to the forefront of American politics in the past two years.
Warren's plan calls for "Establishing a set of standards countries must meet as a precondition for any trade agreement with America." Those standards include enforcement of collective bargaining, elimination of domestic fossil fuel subsidies, and a long-term plan to reduce carbon emissions-rules so strict that they effectively disqualify any developing country from reaching a trade deal with the United States.
https://reason.com/2019/12/19/bernie-sanders-says-he-wont-back-usmca-because-it-doesnt-solve-climate-change-huh/
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