As U.S. Enters USMCA Trade Deal, Pappas Holds Conversation with NH Business Leaders

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View a video of the roundtable here.

Today, July 1st, as the United States enters into the USMCA trade deal, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) held a virtual roundtable conversation with New Hampshire business owners and leaders to discuss the importance of the deal to the New Hampshire economy.

"New Hampshire exported more than $1.1 billion in goods to Canada and Mexico in 2018, and the USMCA trade deal is crucial to provide opportunities and stability for our companies and workers," said Congressman Chris Pappas. "I was pleased that we were able to secure important modifications to the original language before it was approved by Congress. In doing so we were able to strengthen labor enforcement and improve provisions dealing with biologic drugs and the environment. This effort produced a strong bipartisan deal that's a drastic improvement over NAFTA. It is estimated that U.S. exports will grow by $33 billion above NAFTA levels, and we will see benefits across the board for our workers, small businesses, manufacturers, and farmers that drive our economy here in New Hampshire."

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