United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Floor Speech
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Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
Madam Speaker, it is great to stand here today, and what a difference a day makes. It is really good to see Members on both sides of the aisle stand up and say: You know, we are really getting things done for America.
I would like to say that this is a Christmas gift that is wrapped up in paper that is red, white, and blue. It is a jobs bill: 176,000 jobs, $68 billion in new revenue. And this was arrived at because, in 2016, a candidate for the Presidency made the same commitment that everybody who ever runs for the Presidency says: If I get elected, I am going to make sure that we replace NAFTA with something that makes sense for American workers.
Promise made, promise kept. The 45th President of the United States has been on a tear improving this economy.
Now, having said all that--and I do have friends on both sides of the aisle. I just think that sometimes when we are on the floor here, it is impossible to show that.
There is a saying at Christmastime that says: Peace on Earth, and good will to men.
That is not the saying. It is: Peace on Earth to men of goodwill. That is a saying we need to take here.
One story I will share with you: As a child, I used to write a letter to Santa Claus every Christmas, and I would tell him everything I wanted. I would come down Christmas morning, and I never got everything I wanted, but I was sure as heck thankful for everything I got.
This is a tremendous jobs bill for America. This is a tremendous accomplishment. I can't imagine anybody not voting for this.
But I do want to take this opportunity to wish all of us a very Merry Christmas, and all of the people back home.
For the staffs on both sides, I thank them for everything they did.
This is the way that America is supposed to work and should continue to work as we end 2019 and go into 2020. It is a wonderful opportunity to show America that, on the people's floor in the House of Representatives, we can actually get things done.
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