Booker, who suspended his presidential campaign this week, was among the few Trump challengers to oppose the USMCA after it passed the House. The senator said the USMCA did little to halt outsourcing, protect the environment or support middle- and working-class wages.
USMCA does not meaningfully address any of these issues: jobs will continue to be outsourced, the environment will continue to be under attack, and middle class and working families will continue to be left behind, he said in a Thursday statement.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif)
Harris, who had also sought the Democratic presidential nomination, voted against the deal over environmental concerns.
By not addressing climate change, the USMCA fails to meet the crises of this moment, Harris said in a Tuesday statement.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)
Markey is the original Senate sponsor of the Green New Deal, an ambitious program spearheaded by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to transform the U.S. economy to fight climate change.
The senator said Tuesday he would vote against the USMCA, calling the deal a profound environmental and climate failure that will hinder progress on climate action for a generation.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Whitehouse is an ardent environmentalist who delivers a weekly address on the Senate floor chronicling the damage of climate change. He also opposed the USMCA over the issue.
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Reed voted against the original NAFTA agreement and voted against the USMCA because it fails to fix the problems of the original pact, said spokesman Chip Unruh.
It still fails to provide adequately for Rhode Islands workers and is a missed opportunity to address climate change and environmental protections in a meaningful way. Just like the old NAFTA, he cannot support this new one, Unruh said.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)
Schatz has advocated for Congress and federal regulators to impose greater requirements on corporations to fight and identify climate risks. His office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump is SO EVIL, so deranged, so out of control, such a traitor, such a Russian tool and asset, such a threat to the Republic, such a danger to the Constitution that he must be stopped IMMEDIATELY.
Yet his USMCA passed easily. Go figure.
Did any of these people speak out against NAFTA? Did any of these people speak out against TPP?
Is Toomey really the best that Pennsylvania can do?
Fox Business News dealt with the Toomey no vote. They describe Toomey as a staunch Free Trader who believes the Presidents nationalist / America First trade agenda is wrong.
They also highlighted the fact that he has received almost half a million dollars to his campaigns from US Chamber of Commerce types.
This is further proof that Ed “Mr. Frosty” Markey is a complete idiot. One of the big winners in this deal is the Port of Boston. Massport is expected to gain new cargo and transportation deals in supplying cities in New England. In case Markey forgot, The Port of Boston is in his home state. What an a-hole.
Toomey, a conservative? BS! He’s a backstabbing ‘RAT in a Republican jersey. JMHO, of course.
If Aliens came to earth and took these 10 traitors away for scientific experiments with zero chance of the traitors ever returning:
Our world, country and universe would be a better place.
Toey the only a Republican. What is he smoking?
Tomey the only Republican. What is he smoking?
“We need to fundamentally rewrite our disastrous trade agreements and create and protect good-paying American jobs, Sanders said Wednesday in remarks on the Senate floor”
Bernie the nationalist. Who knew?
It should be noted that Gillibrand is not the brightest bulb on the tree and gets confused easily.
I’m shocked! They’re all Democrats.
No surprise her. When you are an automatic Senator for Life because your Democrat Party bot voters in your clown states are too stupid to pay attention to the garbage you do in DC, you can engage in these kind of media attention whore acts.
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.)..I F’n KNEW IT!!
So, the MSM can crow that there was bipartisan opposition to the bill.