On the recordDecember 19, 2019
Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. Brady for yielding. I rise this afternoon with enthusiasm for a bipartisan agreement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. This trade deal between our country and our top two trading partners will be a major win for the Buckeye State. Ohio farmers and manufacturers already export nearly $28 billion worth of goods to Canada and Mexico every year. The USMCA opens up Canada's market to American poultry and dairy so that Ohio farmers can now trade these products across international lines. In this digital era, many people's shopping is increasingly done online. People can shop small businesses and larger companies alike, especially during the holiday gifting season. USMCA brings an outdated trade agreement into the 21st century with a previously nonexistent section on digital trade. USMCA is what our country needs now, and I am thrilled to support this bipartisan agreement's passage. I thank Chairman Neal and Ranking Member Brady.





