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Jim Banks: It has been almost 12 months since we reached a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. Both Mexico and Canada…

On the recordSeptember 11, 2019
It has been almost 12 months since we reached a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. Both Mexico and Canada promptly ratified the agreement, but the House majority party refuses to let us vote on it. While it is a multinational agreement, the benefits will be felt greatly in my home State of Indiana. Forty-seven percent of Indiana's exports go to Mexico and Canada, generating $18 billion in revenue for the Hoosier State. American workers need this. Hoosier workers need this. Speaker Pelosi, please, let's put partisan politics aside and do what is best for Indiana, for our country, and for all of North America. It is time to find the courage to bring this trade deal to the floor for a vote. ____________________
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Jim Banks
Republican · Indiana
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Sep 11, 2019

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