Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis said, “Finally, after a year of foot-dragging, Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats will bring the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) to the floor for a vote to ratify.This is a victory for President Trump and the American people as the USMCA will add $68.2 billion to the U.S. economy and create 176,000 new jobs.
“Over the past year, I have been a vocal advocate of this legislation along with the Business Council of New York, the Partnership for New York City, the New York Farm Bureau and the United States Chamber of Commerce because we all realize that the USMCA will stimulate our economy and benefit New York State workers and the businesses that employ them.
“Canada is New York’s largest trade partner and the fact that Max Rose, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and the rest of the Democrats in New York’s congressional delegation cynically sat on their hands while Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed this vote is partisan politics at its worst and can only be described as a dereliction of duty by these elected officials. I urge all members of our congressional delegation to do the right thing and vote for ratification of the USMCA.”