Levinson. But, you know with nafta we engaged in the negotiations, opposed the ultimate agreement. We used the agreement when i was in place, and in particular we used the labor chapter, the labor Side Agreement very sig rousely dozens of times over the course of the last to or so years and it was a frustrating experience because i think Everybody Knows the critique of the nafta Side Agreement was that it wasnt enforceable, the provisions are weak and it does designed not to be used and never to come to actual dispute settlement. Its fulfilled that promise very well. But weve also criticized the nafta template. Thats what i would like to focus on today. We have one question in front of us, which is will nafta be renegotiated if at all, should bit renegotiated, how should it be renegotiated. But what does the nafta agreement immediate for our trade policy and what should be the principles that guide our tried policies going forward. I want to talk about nafta absolutely but i also want
In the trade well, war is too strong. Debate is too tame. The vigorous trade discussions weve had in washington over the last 20 years. Were certainly at an even in the scope of those discussions, we are at an unprecedented moment right now awaiting to see the unrolling of the administrations new trade strategy. We have been weve heard a lot from the president , when he was a candidate, when he was president elect. Since becoming president weve heard a lot about mexico, weve heard a lot about mexicans. Weve heard a lot about nafta. Weve heard a lot about china. Weve heard a lot about tpp. A lot of things are going to be ripped up. A lot of things are going to be done away with. A lot of things are going to be changed. And yet we have little in the way of actual specifics that have come out. The president s trade team, some of them have been named formally named. Wilber ross is i guess his nomination is somewhere on the floor of the senate. Theyll get to him at some point as theyve marc
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