{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hurd.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/south-texans-are-worried-about-naftas-future", "South Texans Are Worried About NAFTA's Future", "2016-12-15", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Will Hurd", "H001073", "hurd.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "President-elect Donald Trump\u00a0knocked the North American Free Trade Agreement\u00a0(NAFTA) during his first U.S. presidential debate with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton back in September.\n\u201cNAFTA is the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere,\u201d he said.\n\u00a0\nNow that he's just over a month away from moving into the White House, many are wondering about not just the trade deal's future, but their own. In 1992, President George H. W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed the treaty in San Antonio. Now, Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd from Texas and his constituents are worried. His district spans San Antonio\u00a0and runs west along the majority of state's border with Mexico.\nHurd says he\u00a0met Wednesday with the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.\n\"They were telling me that there is some uncertainty that is impacting markets and their industries, but that there is a number of ways that we can improve upon NAFTA,\u201d he says. \u201cA lot of things have happened since this was signed almost 20 years ago. Energy revolutions in south Texas and in central Mexico. The Mexican government changing their constitution to deal with energy. The internet didn't exist when NAFTA was signed. So there really is an opportunity to improve upon or to upgrade. And the question we should be asking ourselves is what does NAFTA 2.0 look like?\u201d\nHurd says Trump\u2019s more recent remarks say he will not pull out of NAFTA, but instead restructure the trade deal.\n\"I think what we're going to see \u2013 once the new administration gets in \u2013 there's going to be a lot of talk around what is that framework on how you improve upon NAFTA,\" Hurd says. \"The U.S.,\u00a0Canada\u00a0and Mexico \u2013 we should be talking about being partners in energy. It's important to remember that when it comes to the U.S., Mexico and Canada, we build things together.\"\nBut his constituents still have a feeling of uncertainty around the agreement\u2019s future, Hurd says.\n\"People are concerned. They're taking comments out of context,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd that's why it's important for those of us that recognize the importance of NAFTA \u2013 and how that has helped our economies \u2013 to start talking about what a framework looks like.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hurd.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/south-texans-are-worried-about-naftas-future"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5692519955337048, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}