[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PROVIDING NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AMERICANS
(Mr. GUEST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, today, President Trump signed the historic
United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and fulfilled a campaign
promise to modernize trade with two of our largest trading partners.
The USMCA is projected to generate $68 billion in new economic
activity and create over 175,000 new jobs for hardworking Americans.
President Trump and Republicans fought to complete the USMCA on
behalf of American farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and small business
owners.
As a rural State with strong agricultural, manufacturing, and
business sectors, Mississippi stands to benefit greatly from this
agreement by expanding markets for high-quality Mississippi poultry and
livestock and hundreds of manufacturing products.
This trade agreement will provide a boost to our economy that has
grown significantly under Republican leadership and is another example
of free market economic principles at work to provide new employment
opportunities for all Americans.
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