political purposes because, frankly, you know, they will have 2020 in mind. neil, the president s top trade bob lighthizer this afternoon said they feel confident that eventually congress will give it the thumb s up on this one, the reality is no one knows what the makeup of the hill is going to look like after november. neil? neil: no, they do not. thank you, buddy very much. blake burman. let s get the read on whether this pro-does provide pressure on china. finance and program chair over at king s college and susan li. susan, let me begin with you, this idea that it s cornering china. isolating china. i think it does, usmca doesn t roll off the tongue. u.s. marine corps. i think it does now he has a deal with canada, with mexico, with the eu, with south korea. verbal agreement with japan. that pretty much gives him the negotiating that he needs to negotiate with china right now.