Elizabeth Warren’s New Economic Plan Tears into Trump on Trade

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Warren's campaign outlined their new proposal on Tuesday in a Medium post, where she promises to pursue a policy agenda focused on "Economic patriotism." At the center of the plan is the creation of a Department of Economic Development that would, among other responsibilities, overhaul the federal government's approach to international trade policy.

In creating the new agency, Warren envisions replacing the Commerce Department, the Office of the US Trade Representative, and the Small Business Administration, as well as consolidating trade-related programs and offices from across government.

"By placing our trade programs within this new Department, we will make clear that trade policy must defend and create American jobs," writes Warren.

"A successful approach to trade cannot only be the trade rules," says Lori Wallach, a trade expert at Public Citizen, a progressive advocacy organization.

While her many campaign plans all share something of that quality, the economic plan released on Tuesday is the first to take direct aim at President Trump's promise to renegotiate United States' trade policies to the benefit of American workers.

Trump won the White House with a vow to dismantle the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, holding them accountable, as Warren does, for sending American jobs overseas.

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