News With Ed -- April 27, 2017
Trumping up NAFTA
A meeting of economic minds at the Senate Finance Committee hearing room hosted by the Progressive Policy Institute spent much of its focus on President Trump's NAFTA flip-flop, after he announced the decision to renegotiate instead of terminating it. RT America's Manila Chan went to the meeting and has this report.
Horse trading for healthcare
The conservative House Freedom Caucus has finally endorsed Republican healthcare legislation, with House Speaker Paul Ryan saying the amendment moves the party closer to consensus. Meanwhile, Democrats are threatening a government shutdown should the GOP move forward with the bill. Former healthcare adviser to Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, Avik Roy, joins ‘News With Ed’ to discuss.