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Tweet - "10 reasons why Iowans, and all Americans, need the #USMCAnow-- cc: @SpeakerPelosi"

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Date: Sept. 10, 2019
Issues: Trade Agriculture and Food

"10 reasons why Iowans, and all Americans, need the #USMCAnow--
cc: @SpeakerPelosi

1. 🇲🇽 and 🇨🇦 are Iowa's top two trading partners.

2. In 2018, Iowa exported $6.6 billion worth of products to Mexico and Canada.

3. The #USMCA will cut red tape to make it easier for Iowa's small businesses to tap into foreign markets.

4. The #USMCA maintains market access to Mexico for Iowa's 🌽 and #soybean farmers.

5. The #USMCA will give Iowa's 🐄🥛 farmers more access to Canada.

6. The trade agreement will allow for tariff-free access to Mexico and Canada for Iowa's 🐷🐖🥓 producers.

7. The #USMCA opens up new markets for the nearly 16.5 billion 🥚🍳 produced each year by Iowa's poultry industry.

8. Over 25,000 manufacturing jobs in Iowa are tied to exports to Mexico and Canada.

9. The trade agreement will provide strong & effective intellectual property protection critical to driving innovation, creating economic growth, & supporting American jobs

10. The livelihoods of hardworking Iowans depend on #USMCAnow."

@SenJoniErnst


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