PHOENIX, AZ – Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) issued a statement today at the start of the joint review process of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), calling on the Trump Administration to maintain and build on the consequential trade agreement rather than withdraw:
"Mexico is Arizona’s — and America’s — number one trading partner, supporting tens of thousands of jobs here at home. This past year has only proven how much our manufacturers, businesses, and families depend on the USMCA working, and working well. Uncertainty from the President’s sweeping trade war has already raised costs across the board and undermined confidence in our economy.
Walking away from an extension today doesn't make America stronger. It invites years of annual reviews, continued tariff threats, and the kind of uncertainty that drives investment out of the United States instead of into it. And it undermines America’s competitiveness on the global stage, handing a win to Beijing.
It is essential that the United States use this opportunity to strengthen and improve — not retreat from — this agreement.”
According to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, the failure to renew the USMCA is estimated to result in a $300 tax increase per household in 2027 and the loss of 95,000 jobs.
Stanton is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and serves on the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. He is also a founding member of the Congressional U.S.-Mexico Caucus. When he got to Congress in 2019, he worked with the Trump administration to finalize and pass the USMCA trade agreement. Mexico is Arizona’s largest trading partner—the state imported $11.8 billion worth of goods last year alone.
Stanton is the former Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, and led 18 trade delegations to Mexico and Canada during his tenure.