Neal Statement on Trump Blowing Canada Trade Talks

SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Trump blew up trade negotiations with Canada:

“Trump has once again blown a trade negotiation in the eleventh hour. He moved the goalposts, piling on new demands, and ultimately, tanking negotiations with one of our closest allies and trading partners. The manufactured chaos and picking fights don’t project strength, it shows the world the American president doesn’t give a damn about his people. What a reckless, embarrassing, and astonishing way to run a country—exactly why it’s so dangerous to hand him even more tariff authority.

“Americans are already getting crushed in Trump’s economy. Jobs are disappearing, gas prices are soaring, borrowing is unaffordable, and the national debt just blew past $40 trillion—all on Republican’s watch. Now, because Trump couldn’t find common ground with one of our closest friends, American workers, businesses, and families will pay another price. He’s driving the economy into the ground, and there’s no relief in sight.”

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