United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a new trade agreement, negotiated by President Trump, that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The USMCA has still not been adopted by the United States Congress, despite endorsements from Mexico, Canada, and countless American businesses, including dairy farmers.

NAFTA was enacted in 1994, successfully promoting unity and free trade among the United States, Mexico and Canada. Since that time, however, there have been many market changes, technological advancements and industries excluded from the agreement.

The USMCA is the 21st century solution we need to promote free trade, economic growth and continued cooperation between the United States, Mexico and Canada. Specifically, Wisconsin's world-famous dairy industry, and our entire agriculture sector, will benefit from the USMCA trade agreement. Additionally, the 44,361 jobs in Wisconsin that depend on manufacturing exports to Canada and Mexico will be preserved if and when Congress acts on the USMCA.

I applaud President Trump for his leadership on the USMCA and hope House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will bring the USMCA to the House floor for a vote. It's time we deliver a win for the American economy and our workers, manufacturers, farmers and ranchers.

I also took to the House Floor on Wednesday evening to talk about the benefits of the USMCA. Watch my speech by clicking the picture below.

A Politically-motivated Hearing

This week, House Democrats continued building upon their main goal, which is to discredit President Trump at every opportunity. At a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, I questioned witnesses about a Trump Administration decision on the jurisdiction of deferred action cases of critically ill illegal child immigrants. An illegal immigrant is granted deferred action on their case based on many factors. At this hearing, two of the witnesses were granted deferred action based on their illnesses.

The Premise: Democrat lawmakers held this hearing in reaction to news of a Trump Administration decision to turn jurisdiction of deferred action immigration cases over from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), both of which are divisions of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). No individual’s case was altered and the final decision on deportation is still in the hands of the same judges.

The Assertion: Democrats’ assertion, as based on their witnesses and questions, is that the Administration’s decision was made with the intent to deport critically ill immigrant children back to their home country, where, sometimes, medication is not available.

The Truth: The Administration’s decision to turn jurisdiction of deferred action cases over to ICE has no effect on the actual cases. The final decision of their case would be in the hands of an immigration judge, whose jurisprudence and sense of humanity, according to one witness, would not allow these vulnerable individuals to be sent to their death.

The Conclusion: Through my questioning, I revealed the hearing as a political stunt by Democrats and that these critically ill children were never really in danger of being deported. The Administration’s decision simply transferred the paperwork from one division of DHS to another. It does not affect the discretion of the immigration court judges, who are likely to continue to defer the cases and keep these individuals in the United States.

This hearing, as is the case with many this Congress, was an example of political grandstanding. The problem that Democrats claimed to be investigating was fabricated, but they continued to assert their false ideas. To watch my questioning, and the entire hearing, please click here.

Never Forget

We will never forget September 11, 2001, especially the victims who lost their lives and the families who were impacted. Thank you to the first responders who bravely and selflessly answered the call to save the lives of our fellow Americans. On this 18th anniversary, may we come together as a nation in continuous remembrance of these tragic attacks and the 2,996 individuals that passed away.

Weekly Roundup

I met with American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Wisconsin to discuss the necessary next steps on how to leave a cancer-free world to our children and grandchildren.

This week, House Republicans held a hearing on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. House Democrats have made it clear that infanticide is not an important issue, so we are doing all we can to protect these children.

The Wisconsin Farmers Union and I discussed ways to keep farmers working as well as the positive effects of the USMCA, which will hopefully be brought up for a vote very soon.

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Sincerely,

Member of Congress