Gianforte Statement Following President Trump's State of the Union

Statement

Gianforte's remarks as prepared:

President Trump tonight delivered a clear, optimistic message that resonates with so many Americans -- the state of our union is strong.

President Trump has kept his promises and brought the American dream into greater reach for more Montanans. How do we know? Our economy is growing stronger. We're getting better trade deals for America. And we're making progress on securing our border.

Across the country, our economy is strong. Unemployment is at a 50 year low. Wages are growing at their fastest rate in a decade, and the gains for lower-paid workers are beating those of their bosses. Cutting taxes and red tape are working.

I recently was talking with a water well driller in the Bitterroot. He recently bought a new drilling rig and has more work than he can handle. It's a sharp turnaround from where he and his business were a few years ago.

He also told me something happened that he hasn't seen in his twenty years of drilling water wells. A delivery of steel water well casings showed up that were stamped "Made in America." They're even painted red, white, and blue. This is great news.

I recently joined President Trump at the White House where he signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A win for Montana ag, this trade agreement ensures our producers have access to our biggest trading partners.

But it doesn't stop with Canada and Mexico. We have new trade agreements with China, Japan, South Korea, and Europe. These deals benefit our farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and businesses. President Trump deserves a lot of credit for delivering trade agreements that work for America and Montana.

Under President Trump, we're making America more secure. We're taking back more control at our borders and working to reduce the flow of illegal drugs pouring into our communities. Abroad, we're taking the necessary steps to protect our troops and our allies.

Nationally, we're seeing more jobs, higher wages, better trade deals, a more secure border -- all great news. Imagine, for a moment, if we took a page from the national playbook so that more Montanans could have access to greater opportunities.

I look forward to continuing to work with President Trump and other lawmakers to bring all Montanans closer to the American dream.

Thank you, God bless America, and God bless Montana.

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