U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and his Minnesota Republican colleagues seek fast approval of the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) to grow their home-state’s trade economy.
“Canada and Mexico have long been important trade partners for the business and agriculture industries in Minnesota’s Sixth District,” Rep. Emmer said on June 5. “The USMCA represents a better deal for Minnesotans, and all Americans. Congress should approve this great deal as soon as possible.”
Rep. Emmer, along with U.S. Reps. Jim Hagedorn (R-MN) and Pete Stauber (R-MN), sent a letter last week to President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urging passage of the trade pact, saying the “USMCA will increase economic growth, expand trade opportunities and create high-wage jobs.”
The lawmakers asked Trump to formally submit the USMCA to the U.S. House of Representatives and requested that Rep. Pelosi work toward “expeditious consideration and a vote.”
“Enhancing trade with Canada and Mexico is especially critical to the State of Minnesota,” wrote Rep. Emmer and his colleagues. “More than 250,000 Minnesota jobs and $7.2 billion in exports underscore the value of North American trade. Fifty-one percent of Minnesota’s total agriculture and agri-food exports flow to Canada and Mexico. In addition to agriculture, the machinery, manufacturing, medical and mining industries account for the vast majority of Minnesota’s North American exports.”
Rep. Emmer and the other representatives said they “are confident that passage and implementation of USMCA will deliver opportunity and certainty to Minnesota’s farmers, manufacturers, labor force, and consumers.”