Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today issued the following statement in support of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):

“I applaud the work of the House Democratic USMCA Working Group and their negotiations with the Trump administration resulting in several key improvements to the original agreement. The USMCA now includes strengthened labor rule enforcement and commitments, creates new mechanisms for monitoring environmental standards compliance, and improves the state-to-state resolution process. In addition, the USMCA modernizes NAFTA to reflect the 21^st century economy, specifically on digital trade, intellectual property, and market access.

“Trade is a key component of the Colorado economy, with North American trade supporting more than 220,000 Colorado jobs. These improved trade rules under USMCA will help more Colorado manufacturers, farmers, and ranchers export their products to Canada and Mexico tariff-free, improve worker protections, increase environmental protections across the continent, and benefit Colorado’s growing tech and startup community. I am supporting this updated trade agreement because it’s stronger and helps support U.S. businesses, consumers and workers.”

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