The committee will come to order. We welcome our witnesses. Were here to have testimony from a range of industries to tell us about the importance of the United Statesmexicocanada agreement, and we soon are referring that to always as usmca. We look forward to hearing from our witnesses about the significance of the agreement to american businesses, both small and large, the workers, the farmers that we all represent. Thank you for being here. Mexico and canada are our countrys most important trading partners. According to the International Trade commission for the year 2017, more than onethird of americas merchandise exports went to mexico and canada. In that year mexico and canada imported more than half a trillion dollars of American Goods plus more than 91 billion of american services. For iowa our six and sixtenths billion of exports to canada supported 130,000 jobs. The foundation of our strong trading relationship with mexico and canada have been, thus far, nafta. The United Sta
More relevant than others. On television and online, cspan is your unfillerred view of unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. Brought to you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. Now, the Senate Finance Committee Examines the u. S. Mexicocanada trade agreement. Former agriculture secretary tom vilsack, along with a panel of trade and industry representatives, testified on how the usmca could impact the average american as well as how it differs from the 1994 north American Free trade agreement. Meeting will come to order. We welcome our witnesses. Were here to have testimony from a range of industries to tell us about the importance of the United Statesmexicocanada agreement, and we soon are referring that to always as usmca. We look forward to hearing from our witnesses about the significance of the agreement to american businesses, both small and large, the workers, the farmers that we all represent. Thank you for being here. Mexico and can
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Going forward, we cannot stick with regulations from the Great Depression that were meant to micromanage mob bell. Instead, we need rules that focus on growth and infrastructure development. Rules that give americans more online choice after speeds and more innovation. In short, digital opportunity. And we are going to deliver. Shared with myi fellow commissioners of proposal to reverse the mistake of title ii and to return to the Regulatory Framework that served our nation so well during the clinton administration, the bush administration, and the first six years of the obama administration. Chairslen that was fcc ajit pai from earlier this week. Our discussion on the the communicators is about his proposal. Joining us is jeffrey eisenach. And chris lewis, Vice President of Public Knowledge, the consumer group. What is your take on what the chairman proposed earlier this week . Christopher lewis we think that the rule that we got in 2015 is working. They are wildly popular. The overwh