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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
The Committee Welcomes order. Witnesses. Me the we are here to have testimony from a range of industries that tell us about the importance of the United States, mexico, Canada Agreement and we prefer that to usmca. Fromok forward to hearing witnesses about the significance of the agreement to American Business both small and large, the workers and farmers we all represent. Thank you for being here. Canada, and mexico, our countrys most important trading partners. Americasone third of merchandising went to mexico and canada. Nearly half 1 trillion in American Goods the year. The foundation of our strong praise relationship with mexico and canada has been thus far nafta. The United States negotiated and agreement between 1990 1993 and at the time it was a Gold Standard of trade agreements. It enabled American Businesses, workers, farmers and ranchers is andanges without tariffs nontariff barriers and for decades, burdened our ability to compete in those two countries. Andourse, the u. S.
German figures. Italy is in line. The gdp portion, it is more important what mario draghi is looking at. Tom absolutely. You see the economy growing less in the initial estimate, which gets back to the carney announcement yesterday of a lower forecast from britain. You wonder where the dynamic is, where a economies will pick up in 2016. I have not seen it yet other than the one german item this morning. Belowne a touch estimates. The real question, how much does it have to do with a weaker euro, and how much does it have to do with real growth spurred by economic reform . Lets get to the first word news. Nejra you have the numbers from the euro zone as a whole. Germanys economy grew at the fastest rate in two years. Gdp rose7 10 tense of a percent beating estimates. Thoughfset record unemployment in germany which has boosted consumer spending. A report says the European Unions Naval Operation to stop people smugglers in the mediterranean isnt working. Lawmakers in the house of lords sa
South 880, two lanes are shut down for construction until 6 00 approaching 29th. Theres a fouralarm fire burning along el camino in santa clara. Well have details coming up. Breaking news this morning in the city of santa clara. This is a live look right now as crews battle the fouralarm fire at a small Shopping Center. It was first reported about a quarter to 3 a. M. This morning on El Camino Real just east of lawrence expressway. There are no reports of injuries. We have a crew gathering more information and we will update you in the next halfhour. In hercules, drivers got another scare on i80 after a highway shooting. The chp confirms at least one person suffered gunshot wounds when someone opened fire around 9 15 last night west of highway 4. Traffic backed up after the chp closed multipl lanes. There have been almost 20 shootings in the area since november. The shooter is on the loose. In san leandro an amtrak train hit an suv with a mother and toddler inside. Christin ayers on th