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Johnson urges USMCA passage

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says it’s time for Congress to pass the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement.

Speaking on the House floor Wednesday, Johnson said the benefits to agriculture in the USMCA are compelling and open up new access to Canadian markets, “For wheat and wine. For eggs, dairy and poultry. It increases agricultural exports by $2-BILLION a year and that’s why 1,000 ag groups from across the country have endorsed USMCA.”

Johnson says American producers know that with fair access to markets they can compete and win. He says while the USMCA is not perfect, with its improvements, it can create 176,000 jobs and would increase the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $68 Billion dollars.