Farmers that we all represent. Thank you for being here. Our countrys important trading partners according to the International Trade commission. The year 2017, more than one third of americas merchandise exports went to mexico and canada. In that year, mexico and canada imported more than half 1 trillion of american goods, plus more than 91 billion of American Services for iowa. On mexico tolars canada. Support 130,000 jobs. Foundation of a strong trading relationship with mexico and canada has been thus far nafta. Mexico andstates canada negotiated that agreement between 1990 and 1993 at the time it was a new standard of trade agreements. It helped to mexico reform indoor market economy. Enabled american businesses, workers, farmers and ranchers to sell our goods and services in mexico and canada without tariffs and without nontariff barriers that for decades had burdened our ability to complete in compete in those two countries. The u. S. Economy and global trade have changed dramat
Procurement deals. I didnt that there is a lot more to the relationship, including the way we deal with the relationship with the rest of the world. We have not talked about Everything Else we do around the world together in some of the troubled spots. There are real values that we share. In the context, we in canada there is a need to be a closer relationship between the Prime Minister and the president. We will move the conversation along, but this pipeline decision lies with the president. It will be something canadians can look to and say, he said no. I went to get a sense on how significant a dent that could put in the relationship if president obama says no to the keystone. I think it depends on how it is managed between the two leaders. This is a case in which the Prime Minister believes this is an important issue for canada. It was understandable in the context of the runup to the president ial Election Campaign the last time that he was saying no and there were other issues th
Least aware of the fact that they assaad, might have a short halflife is to move over the other side of the fence with brahimi. On our side, this is not a popular view, but to join in with preconditions to negotiations and drop them all, theres no good negotiation, in my view, that starts with the other side requiring it to give up as a consequence. That is not realistic. I do not know why we jump on that . It may have been seen as the one element necessary to keep the syrian obligation together what we tried to move in the other direction, but now that he has made his point of view, we have something of an open door. I would verily like to see, and i do not think the iranians would support it come about the humanitarian ceasefire based on the commitments in negotiations. I also have my own doubts as to whether a Transitional Government makes so much sense and whether we ought not to arrive to elections. The Syrian Election Commission and the u. N. Commission election Election Commissi
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He got me a fund all. [laughter] on a trip to cleveland. It gave me body lice. [laughter] then there is this neat sleeping pod from detroit. He would put me in there for emergency naps. A medical chair from chicago. Oh, how at her. So i guess the President Trump bring us . He had a very productive meetings with World Leaders so he brought home stronger ties with our allies. We got china descendent envoy to korea. We move the ball forward and its on our terms. Compared to president obamas idea we apologize and they burn only half of our flag. [laughter] then basketball players caught shoplifting in china. Boo, yes. Terrible. Its embarrassing for us. Our chinese products that much better than ours . What part of shoplift America First on you understand . Shoplifting is bad unless its a hot topic. I kid. Hot topic. Theres nothing worth stealing there. And their employees are so gloomy. Clearly, someone had a face. Trump stepped in and got the players out. And then wondered if he would get