United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement negotiated by President Trump and his team, as well as the strong leadership here in the House.

For more than a year, I have called on Speaker Pelosi to have this vote on this trade agreement. I am glad the day has arrived.

The stakes for Michigan are extremely high. One estimate is 38.9 percent of Michigan's total GDP depends on trade, the highest in the Nation. A staggering 65 percent of the State's exports are bound for Canada and Mexico.

Trade with our Nation's neighbors support more than 338,000 Michigan jobs.

Ratifying the USMCA will lead to more than $30 billion in investment in new automotive manufacturing in the U.S. and create more than 75,000 jobs for American auto workers.

Passing the USMCA is also vitally important to our agricultural community. Michigan's food and agricultural exports total approximately $1.98 billion annually and support roughly 805,000 food and agricultural jobs.

This agreement will level the playing field for our farmers, growers, and producers, and expand market access for commodities such as dairy goods, poultry, and eggs.

This is a win for Michigan workers, farmers, and job creators, and I support this bill.

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