Political Quotes

“Mr. President, once again, I rise to voice support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The time to pass the USMCA is now. This agreement will increase exports, expand consumer choice, raise wages, and boost innovation throughout North America and especially here in the United States. It is clear that the USMCA is good for the country and good for our economy. The U.S. International Trade Commission estimates that the USMCA will raise the GDP by nearly $63 billion and create more than 175,000 jobs in the United States. No one knows agriculture better than American farmers and ranchers, and technology has made them more efficient than ever. They have maintained an ag trade surplus for the last 50 years by exporting the best products around the world. American agriculture needs access to foreign markets to reach its full potential. The same is true for my State of North Dakota, which is a powerhouse in terms of ag product. We shipped $4.5 billion worth of ag products around the globe in 2017, which made us the country's ninth largest exporter of ag goods. Our farmers and ranchers depend on free and fair trade in order to sell the highest quality, lowest cost food supply to the world. We lead the Nation in the production of a variety of crops, including that of hard red spring wheat. Every summer, about 7.5 million acres-- one-fifth of North Dakota's farmable acres--are carpeted with rows of wheat. Currently, Canada automatically downgrades imports of U.S.…”