For farmers, planting season is usually over by now. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case this year. Persistent rain and flooding have kept many of us out of the field. As a result, a lot of acres still haven’t been planted.
The weather has been bad and bad trade deals have made things even more difficult for farmers. We all know the United States has gotten the short end of the stick for years. Deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have locked farmers out of some markets and shipped American jobs out of the country.
President Trump promised to renegotiate these bad trade deals and has followed through. As a result, he’s gotten a much better deal, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.
For farmers, the USMCA is a big win. It will lift longstanding restrictions on selling milk products to Canada—great news for dairy farmers. Canada has also agreed to lift unfair restrictions on wheat and wine. What’s more, this deal will narrow the trade deficit and increase the number of products made in America. Most importantly, the USMCA will raise American wages and create new jobs.
Meanwhile, the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs are gone. Canada and Mexico have lifted their retaliatory tariffs targeting farmers. Last week’s agreement with Mexico to stem the tide of illegal immigration further paves the way for the USMCA while further securing our country. Canada and Mexico are both expected to act on the deal soon and President Trump has announced that he is sending it to Congress for approval. The time to act is now, but Congress hasn’t taken it up.
Unfortunately, Nancy Pelosi is standing in the way. We know it’s a good deal and so does she. However, she thinks passage of the USMCA would be a “win” for the President. The reality is that this isn’t just a win for President Trump, this is a win for America, a win for American workers, and a desperately needed win for American farmers. We shouldn’t let petty politics get in the way of a good trade deal. Congress should take up and pass the USMCA immediately, putting America first and setting our country on a solid footing for the future.
“We’re going to win. We’re going to win so much. We’re going to win at trade, we’re going to win at the border. We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning, you’re going to come to me and go ‘Please, please, we can’t win anymore.’ You’ve heard this one. You’ll say ‘Please, Mr. President, we beg you sir, we don’t want to win anymore. It’s too much. It’s not fair to everybody else.’” Trump said. “And I’m going to say ‘I’m sorry, but we’re going to keep winning, winning, winning, We’re going to make America great again.”
ReplyDeleteIf it’s what you say I love it especially later in the summer!
ReplyDeleteSince so many farmers, 80% or more, make less than $50,000 I have to assume you want more money sent to the farmers who own and produce about 90% of the grain destined for China and elsewhere your friggin president screwed with. Those are the corporate farms making millions off of government subsidies and other programs that should be destined to the middle class full time farmer and not some out of state corporation controlling the ag community from cradle to grave.
ReplyDeleteChinese ate good people. They only want what's best for us. Ask Joe Biden and his son.
ReplyDeleteYes, Chinese ate good people.
DeleteAsk Joe Biden and his son.
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA If you really want to know about the Chinese you'd better ask Mitch "Merrick Garland" McConnell!
https://nypost.com/2019/05/11/the-troubling-reason-why-biden-is-so-soft-on-china/
ReplyDeleteUh, no... Biden and his son are whores for Beijing.
Bitch Mcconnell is married to...
ReplyDeletehttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/elaine-chao-china-trip-foremost
Oh cute, another liberal who resorts to calling names rather than sticking to talking points.
DeleteMcConnell isn't running for president. No one posting on this blog has a say so in McConnell's election. Biden we will. That deal with Biden's son and the Chinese is dirty and obviously so.
McConnell and his wife are taking the Chinese money to the bank.
ReplyDelete"Though Chao has not worked for the company since the 1970s, it is the (ongoing) source of her wealth and the political wealth of her husband. In 2008 her father gave the couple a gift of as much as $25 million, while 13 members of the Chao family, including Foremost CEO Angela Chao, have given more than $1 million to McConnell’s campaigns and to PACs tied to him." https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/elaine-chao-china-trip-foremost
How about everyone here admit that both sides are dirty? Ya know, because they are.
Delete11:56, but but but my blue donkey is better than your red elephant. My donkey cares about me. My side isn't full of self concerned multimillionaires looking to get richer. No my side is the side that has a heart....
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