Rep. Pallone Issues Statement on U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
December 20, 2019
December 20, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement:
"I voted against the original NAFTA because it was a bad deal for American workers. There has been a steep decline in U.S. manufacturing jobs over the past 25 years as a result of NAFTA's lax enforcement rules that encouraged corporations to outsource jobs to Mexico.
"Unfortunately, NAFTA 2.0 does little to improve upon this co . . .
"I voted against the original NAFTA because it was a bad deal for American workers. There has been a steep decline in U.S. manufacturing jobs over the past 25 years as a result of NAFTA's lax enforcement rules that encouraged corporations to outsource jobs to Mexico.
"Unfortunately, NAFTA 2.0 does little to improve upon this co . . .