,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,stanton 7for himself1 ,mrs4           
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 and ,mr4  
,gallego7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means          
,,resolution  ,affirming that trade is  
an integral part of the ,united ,states 
economy and the importance of the       
,united ,states-,mexico economic        
relationship4  ,whereas trade is        
foundational to the ,united ,states     
economy and maintaining healthy trade   
relationships is essential to creating  
new jobs and maintaining a prosperous   
economy2 ,whereas ,mexico is one of the 
,united ,states most important trading  
partners1 recently surpassing ,china as 
our country's top trading partner for   
#bjai2 ,whereas trade with ,mexico      
accounted for #ad4e percent of all      
,united ,states trade in #bjah2 ,whereas
 approximately #fj1jjj ,united ,states  

companies export to ,mexico1 roughly    
one-third of which are small- and       
medium-sized businesses2 ,whereas       
,president ,donald ,trump has indicated 
that it is a viable strategy to impose a
 tariff on all imports from ,mexico that
 would increase over time2 ,whereas the 
,department of ,commerce estimated that 
if a #e percent tariff on all imported  
goods from ,mexico--which totaled       
#cdf1ejj1jjj1jjj--;had been imposed last
 year1 it would have created a potential
 tax increase on ,united ,states        
businesses and consumers of             
#ag1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas if the tariffs
 increased to #be percent1 the tax      
burden imposed on ,united ,states       
consumers and businesses would soar to  
#hf1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas if the tariffs
 are implemented on ,mexican imports1   
,mexico could retaliate by imposing     
tariffs on ,united ,states              
exports--which last year alone reached  
more than #bfe1jjj1jjj1jjj--;further    
harming ,united ,states workers1        

businesses1 and consumers2 ,whereas     
,mexico was the largest supplier of     
agricultural imports to the ,united     
,states in #bjah1 with a total of       
#bf1jjj1jjj1jjj worth of produce and    
processed fruits and vegetables1 and any
 tariff imposed on these goods would    
likely be passed to ,united ,states     
consumers and families2 and ,whereas the
 imposition of tariffs would create     
economic uncertainty and potential      
retaliatory tariffs could cause an      
unexpected supply chain disruption1     
likely leading to work stoppages at     
,united ,states auto and manufacturing  
plants1 and risking the furlough of     
,united ,states workers and the shutdown
 of production lines3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 affirms that    
trade is an integral part of the ,united
 ,states economy2  7#b7 affirms the     
importance of the ,united               
,states-,mexico economic relationship2  
7#c7 affirms that ,mexico is an         

essential trading ally2 and  7#d7       
opposes the implementation of tariffs on
 all goods imported from ,mexico4