[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   LET'S PUT PARTISAN POLITICS ASIDE

  (Mr. BANKS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BANKS. Mr. Speaker, it has been almost 12 months since we reached 
a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. Both Mexico and Canada 
promptly ratified the agreement, but the House majority party refuses 
to let us vote on it.
  While it is a multinational agreement, the benefits will be felt 
greatly in my home State of Indiana. Forty-seven percent of Indiana's 
exports go to Mexico and Canada, generating $18 billion in revenue for 
the Hoosier State. American workers need this. Hoosier workers need 
this.
  Speaker Pelosi, please, let's put partisan politics aside and do what 
is best for Indiana, for our country, and for all of North America. It 
is time to find the courage to bring this trade deal to the floor for a 
vote.

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