It’s time to update NAFTA to protect Hoosier workers and career creators. Add your name here to join me in a new, fair deal for Hoosiers, the USMCA >>>

Friend,

As Governor, I support free and fair trade that works for Hoosiers. 

That’s why, after 26 years, it’s time to update and amend NAFTA.

I strongly support The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Why? Because this comprehensive, 21st-century trade agreement protects Hoosier workers and encourages free and fair trade. 

I urge the United States Congress to ratify this agreement, and I will work with our Indiana congressional delegation to demonstrate the positive impact the new agreement will have on our state.

Indiana’s trade relationships with Canada and Mexico are deeply important to our Hoosier economy - these nations are our two top trading partners. Thirty-four percent of all Hoosier goods are purchased by Canada, and 13.8% are purchased by Mexico. Canadian companies employ more than 15,600 Hoosiers, and Mexican companies employ over 1,000 Hoosiers.

The bottom line is, this new trade deal is an improvement on NAFTA and better serves the interests of Hoosier workers and career creators. 

Under the new agreement, Indiana dairy and poultry farmers will gain new access to Canadian markets. Hoosier auto workers will also gain new protections with the USMCA, which will spur more investment in the American automotive supply chain. And the wage protections will benefit Hoosier workers.

Overall, Indiana manufacturers rely on trade with Canada and Mexico. Over the last decade, our motor vehicle, food and beverage exports to Canada and Mexico have more than doubled. Over 2,000 manufacturing firms and 61,000 Hoosier manufacturing jobs depend on exports to these two countries.

After more than a quarter-century, a reexamination of NAFTA is the prudent thing to do. Ratifying the USMCA will benefit Indiana, and I encourage congressional leadership to make ratifying the USMCA a top priority as they return from August recess. If you’re with me, add your name here to support my fight for Indiana's economy. Tell Congress to ratify the USMCA.

Thank you,

Eric Holcomb

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