US Senate passes new North America pact amid Trump's impeachment trial

A day after signing 'momentous' US-China tre deal, US President Donald Trump is set to conquer ar milestone in tre front as Senate has passed a new rth American pact on January 16.  After reportedly a brief debate, lawmakers voted 89-10 in favour of bill which would allow US-Mexico-Cana Agreement (USMCA) to take effect and enhance tre relations. Trump will also be facing  impeachment trial in same house with lawmakers reing impeachment articles, but as per reports, he is expected to sign deal next week. 

US Senate's majority leer, Mitch McConnell shared news and also described it as a “major promise” from Trump. McConnell furr thanked US President for “prioritising” USMCA deal. Reportedly, Wall Street and also Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obror hailed news. Obror called it “very meaningful” as USMCA's Senate pass has signalled “more confidence in Mexico”. 

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This new bill is an updated version of 1994 rth American Free Tre Agreement which was criticised by Trump for sending millions of manufacturing jobs to low-w plants south of US border. Trump ministration was reportedly more focussed to have more cars produced where workers can earn at least $16 in an hour. Furrmore, deal also secured changes which would require Mexico to revise its laws and make formation of independent unions of workers, more convenient. 

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Bill 'transformed' by Democrats

While Trump ministration h completed negotiations with Cana and Mexico a year ago, Democrats in House h voted last month to opt USMCA after winning changes to text that include strong guarantees that Mexican labour reforms can be enforced along with changes governing medications and environmental standards. After Senate's voting, Pelosi said that original draft which was put forth by US President's ministration left America workers “exposed to losing jobs in Mexico” and that it “failed to secure concrete enforcement mechanisms”. 

Pelosi said in a statement, “Today, Senate passed a USMCA that has been transformed by Democrats’ leership for American workers, American patients and environment.   flimsy enforcement proposed by Trump ministration has been rewritten by Democrats into strongest enforcement mechanisms of any U.S. tre agreement.”

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(With ncy inputs)