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Significance
Candidates ranged in their responses, from non-committal on their use of tariffs to criticism of President Donald Trump’s tariff use. The Democratic Party is in the midst of a debate about the direction of trade policy, including whether to pass the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and how to conduct and prioritise trade policy should their nominee win the presidency in November 2020.
Impacts
The House of Representatives may vote on the USMCA in coming months.
If the House does not vote on the USMCA before December 2019, the next window would likely be November-December 2020.
The Trump administration will try to show progress in trade talks with China before November 2020, hoping to gain votes.
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