Hagedorn Statement on Agreement to Pass USMCA

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) issued the following statement in response to the announcement of a bipartisan agreement to bring the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to a vote on the House floor:

“As the first member of the Minnesota delegation to support USMCA, I am thrilled that the White House, Republican leadership and Speaker Pelosi were able to reach an agreement to finally deliver this much-needed and well-deserved win to our workers, businesses, farmers and families. USMCA will open new markets, expand economic opportunity and create new high-wage jobs, build momentum for trade deals with China and other nations, and help protect and promote our rural way of life in southern Minnesota. I expect USMCA to pass with overwhelming bipartisan support in the House, and I hope the Senate will move quickly to ratify the deal and send it to President Trump’s desk so that the agreement can be implemented as quickly as possible for the American people.”

Jim Hagedorn was elected in 2018 to represent Minnesota’s First District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He grew up on his family’s grain and livestock farm near Truman. Jim’s father, former U.S. Congressman Tom Hagedorn (MN-02), grandfather, and great-grandfather were all southern Minnesota farmers. Jim currently resides in the rural farming community of Blue Earth. Hagedorn brings policy experience to Capitol Hill from time spent as a congressional aide to former U.S. Congressman Arlan Stangeland (MN-07) and a congressional relations officer for two non-partisan U.S. Department of the Treasury agencies. Hagedorn serves on the House Committees on Agriculture and Small Business to promote farming, Main Street enterprises and southern Minnesota’s way of life.

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