Prepared Floor
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
On USMCA
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Wednesday, July
24, 2019
24, 2019
USMCA
will be a big boon to the American worker.
will be a big boon to the American worker.
In
my state, one out of four Iowa manufacturing firms export to Canada and Mexico.
my state, one out of four Iowa manufacturing firms export to Canada and Mexico.
Seventy
percent of these are small and medium sized businesses. More than 25,400 Iowans
depend on manufacturing jobs.
percent of these are small and medium sized businesses. More than 25,400 Iowans
depend on manufacturing jobs.
By
encouraging auto manufacturers to use more U.S. content and high wage labor,
USMCA will help American workers compete on a level playing field and benefit
from selling to two of our largest trading partners.
encouraging auto manufacturers to use more U.S. content and high wage labor,
USMCA will help American workers compete on a level playing field and benefit
from selling to two of our largest trading partners.
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