[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H10603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             USMCA RATIFICATION IS A GREAT WIN FOR AMERICA

  (Mr. ROUZER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, after months of delay, the House is on the 
cusp of approving the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a landmark trade 
deal that fulfills President Trump's promise to renegotiate and improve 
NAFTA.
  This agreement reduces tariffs, cracks down on unfair trading 
practices, and removes other barriers to American-grown and -made 
products. This is particularly true for many North Carolina products.
  Mexico and Canada are North Carolina's most important trade partners. 
North Carolina exported nearly $10.5 billion in total goods to Canada 
and Mexico in 2018, and our agriculture industry is particularly 
dependent upon trade with these two countries as well.
  My home State exported more than $3.5 billion in agriculture products 
in 2017. Under this agreement, North Carolina farm families can expect 
to export even more.
  Ratification of this trade deal means stability and more prosperity 
for our farm families as well as for North Carolina's economy as a 
whole.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Ambassador Lighthizer and his entire 
team at USTR, as well as the fine professionals at USDA, for their 
tireless work to make this achievement possible.
  This is a great win for America.

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