Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, this coming Sunday marks the 26th anniversary of the House of Representatives passing the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. This agreement with our two closest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, has become outdated as time has passed, markets have diversified, and economies have flourished. We are in desperate need of updating NAFTA to meet modern-day economic demands. I know many of us have staff who are younger than NAFTA, and we can all agree that the world has changed an awful lot in the last three decades. Congress needs to bring the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, or USMCA, to a vote immediately to keep trade free and fair. A vote on USMCA is long overdue. It has been more than 400 days since President Trump announced this historic agreement, and Mexico and Canada have already given USMCA the green light. For farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and everyone in between, we must follow suit. So many different industries can benefit from a modern trade agreement. In Pennsylvania, nearly 43,000 jobs depend on manufacturing exports to Canada and Mexico. Last year alone, Pennsylvania exported $15 billion worth of products to Canada and Mexico. There is no telling what economic potential lies ahead with a new revamped trade agreement. In Pennsylvania, agriculture--and dairy, in particular--is the backbone of the Commonwealth's economy.…”