Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the USMCA, and I want to congratulate my friends, Mr. Brady from Texas and Mr. Neal, for their leadership in the House Ways and Means Committee. It is a great victory for their hard work and perseverance. As a member of the USMCA Republican House Whip Team, I was proud to advocate on behalf of this much-needed update to NAFTA. Twenty-seven years ago, I worked for President Bush 41 and worked on supporting his goal of North America becoming the world's premier economic market. How pleased he would be to be here today and see this bipartisan support to update the North American trade market for a new generation. Impressive, indeed. We will take converts to free trade every day, even if some of them are overnight converts. The Senate must act expeditiously now to convert this dream to a reality and benefit the 100,000 Arkansans who live and die by trade with Canada and Mexico. Congratulations to President Trump and Ambassador Lighthizer on this historic victory, and Happy New Year to the economic region in North America.”