Cory Gardner : Gardner Cheers Enrollment of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) released the following statement today after Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), as president pro tempore of the United States Senate, led a bill enrollment ceremony to sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. This is the final step before it goes to the president for his signature to become law.

'A great portion of our economy and nearly a quarter million jobs in Colorado are dependent on trade with Canada and Mexico, and I'm proud to have supported the USMCA for more jobs, economic growth, and opportunity in Colorado,' said Senator Gardner. 'Today Congress finally sent the USMCA to the President's desk, which is welcome news for Colorado's workers, our agriculture industry, and our economy.'

Colorado exported $2.7 billion in goods to Canada and Mexico in 2018, making them Colorado's largest trading partners. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Colorado exported more than $165 million of electronic machinery, $74 million worth of beverages, $47 million of dairy products, $33 million of cereals, and $28 million of sugar and confectionary exports to Canada and Mexico in 2018. Colorado's biggest export, beef, accounts for more than $880 million worth of goods shipped to Mexico and Canada.

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Cory Gardner is a member of the U.S. Senate serving Colorado. He sits on the Energy & Natural Resources Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee, the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee, and is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy.