,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aj1 #bjai,mr4  
,/anton 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 
,mr4 ,grijalva1 & ,mr4 ,gallego7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,,resolution  ,affirm+ t trade is an  
integral "p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy & 
! importance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico  
economic relation%ip4  ,:]eas trade is  
f\ndational to ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy &
 ma9ta9+ heal?y trade relation%ips is   
ess5tial to creat+ new jobs & ma9ta9+ a 
prosp]\s economy2 ,:]eas ,mexico is "o (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates mo/ important trad+    
p>tn]s1 rec5tly surpass+ ,*9a z our     
c\ntry's top trad+ p>tn] = #bjai2 ,:]eas
 trade ) ,mexico acc\nt$ = #ad4e p]c5t (
 all ,unit$ ,/ates trade 9 #bjah2 ,:]eas
 approximately #fj1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates    
companies export to ,mexico1 r\ghly     
"o-?ird ( :i* are small- & m$ium-siz$   
bus9esses2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,donald     
,trump has indicat$ t x is a viable     

/rategy to impose a t>iff on all imports
 f ,mexico t w\ld increase ov] "t2      
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce e/imat$ t 
if a #e p]c5t t>iff on all import$ goods
 f ,mexico--:i* total$                  
#cdf1ejj1jjj1jjj--;_h be5 impos$ la/    
ye>1 x w\ld h creat$ a pot5tial tax     
increase on ,unit$ ,/ates bus9esses &   
consum]s ( #ag1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas if ! 
t>iffs increas$ to #be p]c5t1 ! tax     
burd5 impos$ on ,unit$ ,/ates consum]s &
 bus9esses w\ld so> to #hf1jjj1jjj1jjj2 
,:]eas if ! t>iffs are implem5t$ on     
,mexican imports1 ,mexico c\ld retaliate
 by impos+ t>iffs on ,unit$ ,/ates      
exports--:i* la/ ye> alone rea*$ m ?an  
#bfe1jjj1jjj1jjj--;fur!r h>m+ ,unit$    
,/ates work]s1 bus9esses1 & consum]s2   
,:]eas ,mexico 0 ! l>ge/ suppli] (      
agricultural imports to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
9 #bjah1 ) a total ( #bf1jjj1jjj1jjj    
wor? ( produce & process$ fruits &      
vegetables1 & any t>iff impos$ on ^!    
goods w\ld likely be pass$ to ,unit$    
,/ates consum]s & families2 & ,:]eas !  

imposition ( t>iffs w\ld create economic
 unc]ta9ty & pot5tial retaliatory t>iffs
 c\ld cause an unexpect$ supply *a9     
disruption1 likely lead+ to "w /oppages 
at ,unit$ ,/ates auto & manufactur+     
plants1 & risk+ ! furl\gh ( ,unit$      
,/ates work]s & ! %utd[n ( production   
l9es3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 affirms t trade  
is an integral "p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
economy2  7#b7 affirms ! importance ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico economic          
relation%ip2  7#c7 affirms t ,mexico is 
an ess5tial trad+ ally2 &  7#d7 opposes 
! implem5tation ( t>iffs on all goods   
import$ f ,mexico4