National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Vice President of International Economic Affairs Linda Dempsey issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s decision to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
“Manufacturers are rolling up their sleeves to identify ways to modernize the 23-year-old NAFTA so the United States can be competitive in today’s global economy. The jobs of 2 million American manufacturing workers depend on trade with Canada and Mexico today. It’s most important that we protect those jobs and use this opportunity to create more. NAFTA renegotiations must be focused on strengthening American competitiveness and North American trade so that manufacturers can continue to expand output and create well-paying jobs. The NAM is working closely with the Trump administration and Congress. We are explaining the impact of the current agreement on manufacturers and are providing detailed proposals on how best to reshape and improve this agreement for manufacturers and the millions of Americans they employ.”