[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 185 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        LET'S GET THE USMCA DONE

  (Mr. McADAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McADAMS. Madam Speaker, for weeks we have heard that action on 
the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement is eminently doable. So why 
haven't we gotten it done?
  It is time to put politics aside and to come together for the future 
of our countries and our people.
  NAFTA went into effect in 1994. It was due for modernization. By all 
reasonable accounts, USMCA represents progress for farms and ranchers, 
for autoworkers, for medical device manufacturers, and others.
  This is a multitrillion-dollar economic relationship between the 
United States and our two neighbors. It supports millions of American 
jobs. In Utah alone, trade with Mexico and Canada supports over 120,000 
jobs, jobs that pay the rent, that provide healthcare, that send kids 
to college and help Utahns save for retirement. Over $418 million worth 
of agricultural exports are sent from Utah to our North American 
neighbors each year.
  We were elected to move forward on priorities that matter to people's 
everyday lives. There is nothing more fundamental for businesses, 
employees, and communities than to have stability on the economic 
front.
  Today, I am saying no more foot-dragging; no more vague promises 
about ``soon.'' It is time to deliver on what we promised. Come to an 
agreement. Bring USMCA to the House floor, and let's get it done.

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