Trump: New trade deal with Canada, Mexico to boost US growth

KEVIN FREKING and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a major rewrite of the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico that he said replaces the "nightmare" of a Clinton-era agreement and will keep jobs, wealth and growth in America. Trump made renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement a priority during his 2016 campaign, although trade experts say the impact of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will be modest. "This is a cutting-edge, state-of-the-art agreement that protects, defends, and serves the great people of our country," Trump said in an outdoor signing ceremony at the White House, where the invitation list included more than 70 Republican members of Congress but no Democratic legislators. "Together
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