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| https://rush.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rush-votes-in-support-of-the-united-states-mexico-canada-agreement-usmca | Rush Votes in Support of the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act | 2019-12-19 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Democrat | House | IL | Bobby Rush | R000515 | rush.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush voted in support of H.R. 5430, the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act, which includes a series of transformative improvements to the Trump Administration's USMCA as originally proposed and will set a new floor for standards in future U.S. trade agreements. Illinois depends on our reciprocal trading relationship with Canada and Mexico, which supports almost half a million jobs in Illinois. However, I have also seen the damage wrought by well-meaning free trade agreements, such as NAFTA, that have caused many well-paying jobs to leave my district. That is why I am pleased to see the implementation of the USMCA, which includes key provisions secured by House Democrats. In particular, this trade agreement will create a new labor enforcement mechanism that protects workers' rights and holds non-compliant actors accountable, as well as a new customs verification mechanism to make sure that our trading partners are complying with international environmental agreements. These provisions were conspicuously absent from the original USMCA proposed by the Trump Administration but have since been included at the behest of this House of Representatives. This new and improved trade deal will support workers, protect the environment, and bring down prescription drug prices. With that said, this trade deal is but a first step in creating even stronger deals which benefit American workers, said Rush. The USMCA is supported by the following organizations: American Council of Life Insurers AFL-CIO AgriBank District Farm Credit Council Alliance for American Manufacturing AMCOT American Chemistry Council American Cotton Producers American Farm Bureau Federation American Feed Industry Association American Petroleum Institute American Soybean Association American Trucking Association Association for Accessible Medicines Association of Equipment Manufacturers AT&T Business Roundtable Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing Cargill Coalition of Service Industries Consumer Technology Association Cotton Growers Warehouse Association Cotton Warehouse Association of America Cottonseed and Feed Association Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Electronic Transactions Association Farmers for Free Trade Ford Foreign Policy for America IBM Illinois Farm Bureau Information Technology Industry Council Intel International Brotherhood of Teamsters International Dairy Foods Association Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association Narrow Fabrics Institute National Association of Home Builders National Association of Manufacturers National Association of REALTORS National Chicken Council National Corn Growers Association National Council of Textiles Organizations National Electrical Contractors Association National Farmers Union National Grain and Feed Association National Marine Manufacturers Association National Milk Producers Federation National Pork Producers Council National Restaurant Association National Retail Federation National Turkey Federation Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice North American Meat Institute SEAMS Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association TechNet: The Voice of The Innovation Economy The Software Alliance Toyota U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Dairy Export Council U.S. Industrial Fabrics Institute U.S. Wheat Associates/National Assoc of Wheat Growers United Steelworkers UPS Visa Inc. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |