Meeting

The USMCA: A New Paradigm For Trade Agreements?

Thursday, February 27, 2020
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Speakers
Charles Boustany Jr.

Partner, Capitol Counsel, LLC; Former U.S. Representative from Louisiana, U.S. House of Representatives (R); Counselor, National Bureau of Asia Research

Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy, Council on Foreign Relations; @J_A_Hillman 

Stephanie Murphy

U.S. Representative from Florida, U.S. House of Representatives (D)

Presider
Douglas Rediker

Chairman, International Capital Strategies; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution 

Speakers discuss the recently enacted United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, including what is in the agreement that allowed it to pass with historically large bipartisan support and what it means for the U.S. economy and future trade agreements.

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