Good afternoon. Welcome. Thank you for joining us here today im a master of arts student here at Johns Hopkins university them north american freed trade agreement, or nafta, entered into on january, 11994. The agreement was signed by president george bush on december 17 of 1992 and approved by congress november 10 of 1994. Excuse me 1993. Nafta significant is because it was the most comp presentsive Free Trade Agreement negotiated at the time and contained several Ground Breaking prognoses. The new generation of Free Trade Agreement and also served as a template for certain provisions in multilateral trade negotiations as part this Year Congress will decide on what legislation to consider and to amend on the current nafta. There the will also consider the ramification offices negotiate organize withdrawing from na to how it will effect in the u. S. Economy and Foreign Relations with mexico and canada. Some contend that will draw from the tpp could damage u. S. Economic leadership and
Guinn mexico city on february 26th. The Johns Hopkins school of advanced International Studies hosted a discussion about the role of congress in renegotiating the trade pact with mexico and canada. This is an hour and a half. Good afternoon. Welcome. Thank you for joining us here today im a master of arts student here at Johns Hopkins university them north american freed trade agreement, or nafta, entered into on january, 11994. The agreement was signed by president george bush on december 17 of 1992 and approved by congress november 10 of 1994. Excuse me 1993. Nafta significant is because it was the most comp presentsive Free Trade Agreement negotiated at the time and contained several Ground Breaking prognoses. The new generation of Free Trade Agreement and also served as a template for certain provisions in multilateral trade negotiations as part this Year Congress will decide on what legislation to consider and to amend on the current nafta. There the will also consider the ramific
Good afternoon. Welcome. Thank you for joining us here today im a master of arts student here at Johns Hopkins university them north american freed trade agreement, or nafta, entered into on january, 11994. The agreement was signed by president george bush on december 17 of 1992 and approved by congress november 10 of 1994. Excuse me 1993. Nafta significant is because it was the most comp presentsive Free Trade Agreement negotiated at the time and contained several Ground Breaking prognoses. The new generation of Free Trade Agreement and also served as a template for certain provisions in multilateral trade negotiations as part this Year Congress will decide on what legislation to consider and to amend on the current nafta. There the will also consider the ramification offices negotiate organize withdrawing from na to how it will effect in the u. S. Economy and Foreign Relations with mexico and canada. Some contend that will draw from the tpp could damage u. S. Economic leadership and
President george bush on december 17 of 1992 and approved by congress november 10 of 1994. Excuse me 1993. Nafta significant is because it was the most comp presentsive Free Trade Agreement negotiated at the time and contained several Ground Breaking prognoses. The new generation of Free Trade Agreement and also served as a template for certain provisions in multilateral trade negotiations as part this Year Congress will decide on what legislation to consider and to amend on the current nafta. There the will also consider the ramification offices negotiate organize withdrawing from na to how it will effect in the u. S. Economy and Foreign Relations with mexico and canada. Some contend that will draw from the tpp could damage u. S. Economic leadership and other say it as a way to prevent potential job losses key provisions from the tpp may be addressed in moderrizing or renegotiating the nafta. Which is at this point more than two decades old. Some proponents contain that maintaining na
And minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. Poe, for five minutes. Mr. Poe thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the president , quote, avoid the battle, complains, and misses opportunities. Those were the words of leon panetta president obamas former secretary of defense and c. I. A. Director in 2011. At the time panetta, along with military commanders and joint chiefs of staff, recommended that the United States leave 24,000 troops in iraq to prevent that country from falling apart and becoming chaos. According to panetta the administration was so eager to rid itself of iraq that it was willing to withdraw rather than lock in arrangements that would preserve american influence in our interests. So the president ignored the advice of his own secretary of defense and top commanders and pooled troops out of iraq in 2011. The timing just before the 2012 president ial leaks to me appe