The US Senate approved a new North American trade agreement with overwhelming votes, giving Trump the second largest trade victory.

The US Senate yesterday approved a bill that would allow the implementation of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) with 89 votes in favor and 10 votes against. This is an alternative version of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

The USMCA bill has faced some opposition. Senate leader Chuck Schumer said the agreement did not address the threat of climate change, while Republican MP Pat Toomey feared the agreement would set up barriers to trade. free.

The USMCA is being promoted by US President Donald Trump and it is almost certain that he will sign the bill. The US House of Representatives approved the bill in late December 2019.

The Senate passed a bill that would be considered the second most important victory for Trump after the US-China signed a partial trade agreement, pausing a trade war that harmed the world's top two economies, causing US farmers and businesses can breathe a sigh of relief. This is likely to facilitate Trump's re-election campaign this year.

The bill was passed on the same day that House of Representatives gathered in the Senate and announced two terms to consider dismissing Trump. They also set out the procedures before the trial took place on January 21.

The USMCA was signed in 2018, but the US House of Representatives delayed approval for a year to demand that Mexico comply with the labor reform commitments required by the agreement. Trump and bipartisan lawmakers have praised the USMCA for benefiting American workers, producers and farmers.

Trump repeatedly criticized NAFTA, vowing to tear up the deal during the 2016 campaign. Trump's disregard for the deal helped him win the support of dissatisfied Democrats in the states. The industry once lost thousands of jobs because of NAFTA.