Jeff Colyer on Free Trade

	Jeff Colyer on Free Trade

Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA

The USMCA is a new trade pact among the United States, Mexico and Canada, intended as a stronger and modernized replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Gov. Jeff Colyer (R-KS): "Renewing and modernizing this agreement will be a great help to farmers, ranchers, and businesses in Kansas. We are grateful to President Trump for his continued support of these industries and the economic health of our state and nation."

Source: White House press release in 2018 Kansas Governor's race , Oct 2, 2018

Devastating impact on Kansas if NAFTA were to go away

Gov. Jeff Colyer sent a letter to President Trump this week in support of the North American Free Trade Agreement, in an effort to both support NAFTA, which was implemented in 1994, and back the Trump Administration's goal of updating the pact.

With its economy bolstered by the agriculture, oil and gas and manufacturing sectors, Kansas could be affected greatly, Colyer said, if NAFTA were to be scrapped or significantly altered.

"We would experience a devastating impact if NAFTA were to go away," Colyer said in the news release. "As NAFTA renegotiations continue, I am hopeful that the (Trump) Administration will reach an agreement that modernizes this crucial trade pact and creates an environment that enables Kansas agriculture and manufacturing to thrive."

Coyler called manufacturing, agriculture, oil and gas and service industry jobs "the heart of America." About $3.65 billion worth of exports from Kansas to Canada and Mexico are shipped out annually, Colyer said in the letter.

Source: Wichita Business Journal on 2018 Kansas gubernatorial race , Mar 30, 2018

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