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Pelosi: Delays in USMCA Deal Have ‘Nothing to Do’ With Impeachment Inquiry

Pelosi: Delays in USMCA Deal Have ‘Nothing to Do’ With Impeachment Inquiry
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Oct. 31, 2019 in Washington. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Oct. 31 that the impeachment investigation against President Donald Trump would not disrupt the approval of the new free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, the fate of which is still uncertain in Congress.

The House voted on Oct. 31 to pass a resolution laying out the next steps in the impeachment investigation, which raised questions about whether the growing partisan rancor would derail a congressional vote on the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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