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Ep. 37: NAFTA, Consumer Regulations on Trump’s Undo List

The Week Ahead

By Ellyn Ferguson, Shawn Zeller and Toula Vlahou
Posted January 20, 2017 at 5:32pm

By Shawn Zeller and Ellyn Ferguson

President Donald Trump is likely to use executive orders to repeal Obama administration regulations and address long-standing concerns about the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada, says CQ Roll Call’s Trade reporter Ellyn Ferguson. Amit Narang, with the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, talks about what his group and others will do to challenge Trump’s orders, particularly ones involving financial regulations.

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