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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) issued the following statement on the tentative trade agreement:

“This isn’t about winners or losers, it’s about doing what is right for American workers. We have a moral responsibility to help our workers. If this new deal levels the playing field, creates jobs, raises wages, brings manufacturing back to this country, and fosters innovation and technology – it will earn my vote. Every day, I see and hear about what trade agreements like NAFTA 1.0 did to American workers. Today, factories sit empty in Michigan and across my district while workers are unable to compete with sub-par, non-union workers in other country.

“Thank you to Speaker Pelosi for her leadership in getting a trade deal that helps our workers. Along with my colleagues in Congress, friends in labor, and businesses, I look forward to reading the details of the Trump Administration’s agreement with Canada and Mexico. This agreement brings cautious optimism to our community, but must meet the standard of earning my vote.”

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