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Reasons We Support
the U.S.-Mexico-
5Canada Agreement
Article by U.S. Chamber Staff
Here are the top five reasons we support USMCA:
It’s no secret that the Chamber has long supported the
benefits of free and open trade. Selling more of our goods 1. Supports 11 million jobs
and services to the 95% of the world’s consumers who live
outside our borders is crucial to creating American jobs, The USMCA allows Americans to trade more
helping small businesses, and keeping our edge in a fiercely than $3.5 billion in goods and services with our
competitive world economy. North American neighbors every day, or roughly
$1.3 trillion annually, which supports more than
That’s why we support trade agreements such as the 11 million American jobs. In fact, 49 U.S. states
United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). count Canada or Mexico as one of their top three
And it’s why today – alongside more than 200 companies merchandise export markets.
and associations from every sector of the U.S. economy
– the Chamber and its partners are launching the 2. Essential to U.S. manufacturers
USMCA Coalition to advocate for Congress to approve and farmers
the agreement.
U.S.-manufactured goods exports to Canada
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom and Mexico support the jobs of more than 2
Donohue stated at the launch of the coalition: million men and women at more than 43,000
manufacturing firms across the United States. Most
The U.S. Chamber is proud to raise our U.S. manufacturing sectors (38 out of 42) and most
voice in support of swift congressional states (46 out of 50) count Canada or Mexico as
passage of the USMCA. Trade with their first- or second-largest foreign purchasers.
Canada and Mexico has powered
our economy for decades. This new
agreement preserves and strengthens
the benefits of these trade ties and
brings our commercial relationship
into the 21st century. As the USMCA
Coalition launches today, we and our
partners from all across the business
and agriculture community are rolling
up our sleeves to make sure this
agreement gets the seal of approval
from Congress – and soon.
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Reasons We Support
the U.S.-Mexico-
5Canada Agreement
Article by U.S. Chamber Staff
Here are the top five reasons we support USMCA:
It’s no secret that the Chamber has long supported the
benefits of free and open trade. Selling more of our goods 1. Supports 11 million jobs
and services to the 95% of the world’s consumers who live
outside our borders is crucial to creating American jobs, The USMCA allows Americans to trade more
helping small businesses, and keeping our edge in a fiercely than $3.5 billion in goods and services with our
competitive world economy. North American neighbors every day, or roughly
$1.3 trillion annually, which supports more than
That’s why we support trade agreements such as the 11 million American jobs. In fact, 49 U.S. states
United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). count Canada or Mexico as one of their top three
And it’s why today – alongside more than 200 companies merchandise export markets.
and associations from every sector of the U.S. economy
– the Chamber and its partners are launching the 2. Essential to U.S. manufacturers
USMCA Coalition to advocate for Congress to approve and farmers
the agreement.
U.S.-manufactured goods exports to Canada
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom and Mexico support the jobs of more than 2
Donohue stated at the launch of the coalition: million men and women at more than 43,000
manufacturing firms across the United States. Most
The U.S. Chamber is proud to raise our U.S. manufacturing sectors (38 out of 42) and most
voice in support of swift congressional states (46 out of 50) count Canada or Mexico as
passage of the USMCA. Trade with their first- or second-largest foreign purchasers.
Canada and Mexico has powered
our economy for decades. This new
agreement preserves and strengthens
the benefits of these trade ties and
brings our commercial relationship
into the 21st century. As the USMCA
Coalition launches today, we and our
partners from all across the business
and agriculture community are rolling
up our sleeves to make sure this
agreement gets the seal of approval
from Congress – and soon.
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