discussion of nafta renegotiations and trump administration trade policy with tori whiting and lori wallach. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. in the discussion. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. next, today's white house briefing with sarah sanders. most of the briefing center dot former white house staffer's recent criticism of president trump and his response. defense department officials gave an update on efforts to return american soldiers killed in the korean war. this is 35 minutes. ms. sanders: good afternoon. the images from the honorable carry ceremony at joint base pearl harbor this month made us all proud to be americans. president trump is committed to getting the 8000 left behind from the korean war home everything closer

host: lori wallach. guest: you and i would probably disagree on the fbi and other stuff but you are spot on when you say it is a bipartisan -- not just a democrat -- there has been a bipartisan elite that have supported the current system of trade agreements, that really has given the shaft to working people. not just here. it is not like mexico is a big winner. when we are looking at nafta renegotiation, historically it has been democrats in congress opposing this agreement, republicans who have supported them. that certainly was the case in the fight over the tpp. almost every single democrat was against. of republicans were too. it was enough to make a majority against tpp in congress. historically, democratic and republican presidents alike have been in favor of these agreements. nafta was signed by george bush, the dad and passed by president clinton after a huge fight in congress. there has been bipartisan complicity in the creation of these problems. here's the thing to think about when you think

and trump administration policy with tori whiting and public citizen global trade watch director lori wallach. washington journal is live, now. join the discussion. ♪ host: good morning. it is wednesday, august 15th. the house remains out for the august recess. the senate will resume debate today on judicial nominations. one vote is expected around 5:30 and we plan to be with you for the next three hours on the "washington journal." we will talk about primaries in four states, nafta renegotiations, and brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. .t is open phones the floor is yours to discuss any issue you want to talk about. republicans, 202-748-8001 is the number. democrats, 202-748-8000. independents, 202-748-8002. you can also catch up with us on social media. on twitter it is @cspanwj. facebook is facebook.com/cspan. a very good wednesday morning to you, you can start calling in now in this first hour of open phones and as you do, we will wrap up the results from yesterday. a busy primary day around the country with primaries in wisconsin -- wisconsin, connecticut, vermont. help wrap upo

discussion of nafta renegotiations and trump administration trade policy with tori whiting and lori wallach. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. in the discussion. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. next, today's white house briefing with sarah sanders. most of the briefing center dot former white house staffer's recent criticism of president trump and his response. defense department officials gave an update on efforts to return american soldiers killed in the korean war. this is 35 minutes. ms. sanders: good afternoon. the images from the honorable carry ceremony at joint base pearl harbor this month made us all proud to be americans. president trump is committed to getting the 8000 left behind from the korean war home everything closer

. >> next, lori wallach talks about the ongoing negotiations between the u.s., canada, and mexico on updating the north american free trade agreement, or nafta, hosted by the national press foundation, this is about 45 minutes. >> the stuff that's in nafta and part of the reason the fights are so fraught and why so many groups who wouldn't think we have a stake in the trade fight, like consumer groups like mine, is because of what's actually in the agreements. number one, with nafta, the core provision is investment protections. this gets to the whole job outsourcing thing, and i'm going to explain what part of nafta ask that so you can know whether or not if they get the renotion done it actually fixes that, which is what president trump said he was out to do. and the second thing is a lot of the tax has nontrade issues in it. things like food safety standards, really behind the border policies thaw might be covering with a totally different agency when you're not writing a trade story is now being renegotiated in so-called trade agreements. so for just the basics, nafta was negotia

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and trump administration policy with tori whiting and public citizen global trade watch director lori wallach. washington journal is live, now. join the discussion. ♪ host: good morning. it is wednesday, august 15th. the house remains out for the august recess. the senate will resume debate today on judicial nominations. one vote is expected around 5:30 and we plan to be with you for the next three hours on the "washington journal." we will talk about primaries in four states, nafta renegotiations, and brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. .t is open phones