Political Quotes

“we have been talking about the USMCA and the Senator from Ohio crammed into just a few moments quite a bit of facts. We are late in time, so I am going to try to abbreviate my remarks. The Senator from Ohio taught me something a few years ago that is an undisputed fact: We sell twice as many goods to countries where we have trade agreements than we do with countries where we don't. This is an opportunity to expand on an already great success story in terms of our trade with Canada. What do we see now in trade with Canada and Mexico? We see 12 million American jobs, more than $500 billion worth of exports, and the USMCA would enhance and improve that. It is good for large manufacturing. It is good for small manufacturing. It is good for small business. The tech industry benefits from the USMCA. As the Senator of Tennessee pointed out, the creative industry--those people in Nashville and in Hollywood--will benefit also, in terms of our ability to protect our intellectual property. Farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness will all benefit. We strengthen our position with regard to China. This is not an agreement with China, but we will be in a stronger position to compete with China because of this. I urge the Speaker of the House of Representatives to bring this to a vote in the other body. There is one person on the face of the Earth who can bring this bill, and that is the Speaker of the House of Representatives.…”