[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, Washington and the cable news 
channels have spent the week fixated on House Democrats' impeachment 
hearings.
  A few months ago, Speaker Pelosi was saying she was not ``for 
impeachment'' unless it was ``bipartisan.'' But even after the 
resolution codifying the Democrats' unfair process received zero 
Republican votes, the House plowed ahead anyway, searching for a way to 
arrive at an outcome the Democrats literally predetermined years ago.
  Meanwhile, the American people are still waiting for Washington 
Democrats to stop blocking crucial bipartisan legislation. I spoke 
yesterday about the USMCA, the landmark trade deal that experts say 
would create 176,000 American jobs. For 9 months, Speaker Pelosi has 
told the press every couple of weeks that she will allow a vote soon. 
Last winter, she was ``optimistic''; over the summer, ``We want to pass 
this bill''; this fall, ``becoming closer''; and a couple of weeks ago, 
``I think we are close.''
  We have had months of this stalling. Now we are 1 week out from 
Thanksgiving, and there is still no tangible sign--none--of progress 
from the House. If the House cannot pass the USMCA this year, there is 
no way they will be able to claim that the people's business has not 
taken a back seat to impeachment.

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