[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SUPPORT BIPARTISAN PATH FOR USMCA

  (Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support 
of the continued effort by the U.S. Trade Representative and the 
Democratic working group to finalize the United States-Mexico-Canada 
Agreement, the USMCA.
  Oklahoma workers, families, businesses, and our Nation benefit from 
free and fair international trade. Every day, Oklahomans create and 
export world-class products, and two of our largest trading partners 
are our neighbors to the north and the south.
  In 2018 alone, Oklahoma exported a total of $5.6 billion in 
manufactured goods. Nearly half of those went to Mexico and Canada. In 
the same year, Oklahoma agriculture exports to Mexico and Canada 
totaled $154 million.
  A stronger trading relationship with Mexico and Canada means a 
stronger economy for Oklahoma. It is imperative that Congress finish 
negotiating and pass a strong trade agreement to restore certainty in 
our trading relationship with Canada and Mexico and support millions of 
American jobs in the process.
  Though finding common ground is not easy, it is critical, and I 
support the USTR and lawmakers' work to find a bipartisan path forward 
for this important trade agreement.

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