so she knows usmca by heart. he will enter this new state of implementations of finishing with all nostalgic of the committee's and processes that are contemplated in usmca, and to show to the world that this kind of new templates for trade and be the model and that we can progress. and it is our responsibility of the u.s.-mexico and canada to prove that this is a way of going forward. different estimates from different, you know, companies or people who concentrate on analysis, trade analysis would think that trade can go quite a lot. and then we have huge challenge which is to improve our infrastructure and logistics, both in canada/u.s. border and mexico-u.s. border. but we can go and talk about that on how are you going to bring more investment -- >> to the north american region. >> to be contended, ambassador, let me press on this because there's a little -- maybe it's not so -- there's a kind of perception among or a perception among business committee that president amlo is not seen as pro-business. >> yes

so she knows usmca by heart. we will enter this new state of implementations of finishing all the establishment of the committees and processes that are contemplated in usmca, and to show to the world that this kind of new templates for trade can be the model and that we can progress. and it is our responsibility of the u.s., mexico, and canada to prove that this is a way of going forward. different estimates from different, you know, companies or people who concentrate on analysis, trade analysis would think that trade can grow quite a lot. and then we have a huge challenge which is to improve our infrastructure and logistics, both in canada/u.s. border and mexico-u.s. border. but we can go and talk about that on how are you going to bring more investment to the north american region. >> to be continued ambassador, , let me press on this because there's a little -- maybe it's not so -- there's a kind of perception among some in the business committee that president amlo is not seen as pro-business. and there's a

i would welcome that given the context of usmca. >> guest: i think u.s. mc issue well underlined is done a lot it took a lot of effort. usmca is not only a free trade agreement, it's an investment agreement. because in certain areas, it tightens the origins. the tightening of the rules of origin was designed to attract more foreign investment to the american.te that means if you want to sell in the north american region you have to produce cars or vehicles that comply with these new rules of origin that ask you to have a higher regional content. it is technically speaking, it's long to explain. but it implies to have these very high level of contents on also having certain kinds of steel and aluminum et cetera. also, usmca is a new template, as speaker plus he said in a way, it is a new template for the trade agreements will see in the future. that means that includes labor, specifications, labor rights, bless you, salute. it includes. [inaudible] it includes a branch of new chapters that were not included enough. like digital trade, like mechanisms to in

a reminder this morning, 195 democrats voted for usmca and 194 republicans voted for usmca. while i talk about it often it is not to receive the sort of attention that this feat accomplished or the credit that it was deserved. catherine was very much a part of crafting the agreement that you support far and wide across the political spectrum and even more importantly, in our caucus. the skilled negotiator she was able to include tough labor and environmental standards in usmca that will now allow us to uphold strong, moral leadership in future deals. most importantly, there is one issue that all of us in this room agree upon, enforcement, enforcement, enforcement of these trade agreements. it is her understated grits and outstanding character that distinguished her and why her nomination has drawn support from democrats and republicans as well as leaders from labor, business and the environmental communities. having worked with catherine for many years i can say without hesitancy that no one is better prepared to represent the united states in the global trade arena as we re

my friends in agriculture may remember, i was the first democratic governor to publicly support the usmca, the trade agreement between the united states, mexico, and canada. to me, this isn't about politics. i will always support our agricultural employers and workers, because we all know that agriculture built kansas, and it will be a driving force in rebuilding our economy as we emerge from this pandemic. and agriculture is one of many industries increasingly relying on high speed internet to meet the demands of their customers and for their day to day operations. in fact, in today's economy, businesses small and large depend upon broadband -- both because this pandemic has required many of us to work remotely, and because of the broader shift we have seen from retail to e-tail commerce. it's an issue my administration has treated with the urgency it mandates. i signed an executive order establishing kansas's first office of broadband development, and through it, we've distributed nearly $50 million in connectivity emergency response grants to communities like spring hill, valley center

like the usmca replacement of the horrible nafta. nafta was one of the worst deals ever made, probably the worst trade deal ever made. and we ended it. a lot of people forget we ended it. now we have the usmca. incredible what it's done for our farmers who are doing fantastically. grain sales are at an all-time high. wheat, all-time high. so many element of farms and farmers, and they love me. and, remember, it's going to be very close the in iowa. well, it wasn't close, we won in a land slide, iowa. because our farmers know and they put up with it, and we did a lot of work with the tariffs and all these things we had to do to get it, and now the farmers are doing great. they're setting records. it means low taxes and eliminating job-killing regulations, trumpism. it means strong borders but people coming into our country based on a system of merit. so they come in and they can help us as opposed to coming here and not being good for us including criminals which there are many. it means no riots in the streets. it means law enforceme

now we have the usmca, mexico and canada.ee grain prices and grain sales are at an all-time high? weeks, all-time high? so many elements of farms and farmers. they love me. remember, it is going to be very close in iowa. it wasn't close, we won in a landslide. cover farmers know, they put up with it, we did a lot of work with the tariffs. now, the farmers are doing great. they are setting records. it means low taxes and eliminating job killing regulations, trumpism. it means strong borders. people coming into our country based on a system of merit so they come in and can help us, as opposed to coming here and not being good for us, including criminals. it means no riots industries, it means law enforcement. it means very strong protection for the second amendment, and the right to keep and bear arms. [applause] it means to port for the forgotten men and women who were taking advantage of her so many years. they were doing great before that horrible thing from china came in, now they are starting to do really well again. we go

we need to make sure we work with them to implement trade agreements specifically the usmca. i think we want to provide advice and counsel and direction and efforts to look at additional free-trade agreements that could potentially be negotiated during the course of the biden administration. it is safe to say we have work to do in terms of having a competitive opportunity. many of our competitors are engaged in agreements provide a competitive edge in many markets. the undersecretary's office is incredibly important. to have a presence in those markets to make sure u.s. agriculture is front and center in the minds of folks who are purchasing and consuming. number two, that office needs to work to create partnerships in those foreign market opportunities. there are other ways in which we can create the kinds of relationships between our agriculture and food companies and the consumers in these markets. finally, we need to continue promotion of u.s. agricultural products. if you have that, you will have more trade. >> president biden has repeatedly said that climate change will

fast-forward to the usmca. the objective was clearly if you want to get the benefit of this agreement you have got to get the jobs back, so we put in place regional content requirements that were much higher in the opposite of the direction everyone went to government requirements at a certain amount of everything i had to be made in the united. -- in the united states. we just flat required it. that is a great example. i can give hundreds of them. i do not want to get overly technical. if you start with the proposition that how do you working people make more money and get better jobs as opposed to out of is a corporation to better, if you start with that, do we want to read? of course we want trade, but we went trade on terms that helps american people and our farmers. >> senator, it sounds like -- acu gets accused of being republican. lots of you or not. this is a conservative, free-market, low taxes, low regulation, constitution, pro-regulation america. it is not about the ceo telling you what you need in a

he has shaped trade agreements and successful renegotiation of the nafta into the usmca. his drges to help american farmers get their products to new markets has not only helped our american farmers but helped feed the world. ted's passion for agriculture began at an early age. growing up on a farm in tipton, indiana and was with the future farmers organization and graduated from purdue university and served as the director of the indiana state department of agriculture. tank you for your work and devotion for our nation's farmers and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> february is black history month as we able know. i recognize w.j.b.e. plaque owned radio station. it was founded by the godfather of soul james brown and it stood for james brown enterprises and r

the new nafta usmca left benefited the farmers too.are the host of making money. watch you at 2:00 until you are done. whenever you are done then we will stop watching. steve: i think you should continue to watch fox business and fox news channel. brian: really going to focus on charles. interest. jillian: charles is done now. it calling on the burr moodss military to release the pro-democracy leader and officials detained in overnight raids. the takeovers reportedly over the military's claims of voter fraud in last november's election. secretary of state anthony blinken saying in part quote the united states stands with the people of burma in their aspirations of democracy, freedom, peace and development. the military must reverse these actions immediately. for the second week in a row, new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have gone down nationwide. cases dipping 17% with hospitalizations down 10%. in total, the u.s. reports more than 26 million cases with over 441,000 deaths. more than 31 million doses of vaccines have been adm