I come to the floor today to mark another major milestone for the landmark U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. This morning, Madam President, with you in the committee in voting, the Environment and Public Works Committee overwhelmingly passed the USMCA. With the approval of our committee, the USMCA is now one step closer to final passage in the Senate. We all know that it isn't perfect, but, still, it is an important deal that benefits all Americans. Passing this deal provides much needed certainty for America's manufacturers. Our ranchers and our farmers--certainly, in Wyoming but across the breadbasket of the country and the Rocky Mountain West--are counting on it as well. Americans have waited patiently now for over a year. Speaker Pelosi was the roadblock and held this hostage for an extended period of time. She finally allowed the House to vote on it. Now the Senate is working to move this critical piece of legislation forward and to the President. Passing USMCA will start the next chapter in the American economic success story. The deal is going to increase our gross domestic product by $70 billion. Above all, it is a win for American workers. It is going to create 180,000 U.S. jobs, and you know that is just the start. Already, our strong, healthy, and growing economy has been setting records across the board. It is thanks to Republican pro-growth policies.…
On the recordJanuary 14, 2020
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