October 10, The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500

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1 October 10, 2017 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC Dear Mr. President: The 314 undersigned state and local chambers of commerce from across the United States support your efforts to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Business leaders across the country know first-hand that trade with Canada and Mexico has created American jobs, boosted economic growth, and strengthened local economies, but we know we can do even more to seize the benefits of trade with our North American neighbors. As our country s top export markets, trade with Canada and Mexico supports 14 million American jobs, including tens of thousands of jobs in every state and more than 100,000 in 35 U.S. states. Each and every day, over $3.3 billion, or $1.2 trillion annually, is traded between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. In fact, half of all Canadian and Mexican imports are made-in-the- USA. NAFTA has been especially beneficial for America s farmers and ranchers. Agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico have quadrupled from $8.9 billion in 1993 to $38 billion in 2016, generating big benefits for rural America. In addition, Canada and Mexico are the top two markets in the world for U.S.-made manufactured goods, with purchases of nearly half a trillion dollars last year a sum that tops the next ten largest markets combined. Our North American neighbors are also booming markets for U.S. services exports. In fact, the U.S. last year recorded a trade surplus of $11.9 billion with its NAFTA partners when manufactured goods and services are combined. Among the biggest beneficiaries of this commerce are America s small and medium-sized businesses, 125,000 of which sell their goods and services to Mexico and Canada. We ve thus been pleased to see your Administration insist that we must, first, do no harm in the NAFTA negotiations. We agree that we should move quickly to modernize this trilateral agreement and continue working with Congress in accordance with the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of We look forward to working closely with you and your Administration to grow the economy and create jobs through free and fair trade. To help facilitate that growth, we urge you to support America s workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses of all sizes by protecting and preserving the deep economic ties and benefits the United States continues to enjoy under NAFTA. 1

2 Sincerely, Alabama Birmingham Business Alliance Business Council of Alabama Mobile Area Chamber of Montgomery Area Chamber of Prattville Area Chamber of Selma and Dallas County Chamber of and Tourism Information Shoals Chamber of Alaska Alaska State Chamber of Arizona Ambos Nogales Hispanic Chamber Arizona Chamber of and Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Buckeye Valley Chamber of Chandler Chamber of Douglas Hispanic Chamber Gilbert Chamber of Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Greater Phoenix Chamber of Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Marana Chamber of Mesa Chamber of Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Scottsdale Area Chamber of Sierra Vista Hispanic Chamber Surprise Regional Chamber of Tempe Chamber of The Dolan Springs Chamber of Tucson Hispanic Chamber Tucson Metro Chamber Wickenburg Chamber of Yuma County Chamber of Arkansas Arkansas State Chamber of Associated Industries of Arkansas Little Rock Regional Chamber of California Azusa Chamber of Brea Chamber of California Chamber of Camarillo Chamber of Carlsbad Chamber of Cerritos Regional Chamber of Chambers of Alliance of Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties Escondido Chamber of Fresno Chamber of Gateway Chambers Alliance Goleta Chamber of Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Greater Merced Chamber of Greater Redding Chamber of Greater Riverside Chambers of Hueneme Chamber of Inglewood Airport Area Chamber Irvine Chamber of Lodi Chamber of Long Beach Area Chamber of Los Angeles Area Chamber of Murrieta Chamber of North Orange County Chamber North San Diego Business Chamber Ojai Valley Chamber of Ontario Chamber of Orange County Business Council Otay Mesa Chamber of Oxnard Chamber of Palm Desert Area Chamber of Palo Alto Chamber of Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Pasadena Chamber of Redondo Beach Chamber of Regional Chamber of - San Gabriel Valley 2

3 Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of San Diego Regional Chamber of San Francisco Chamber of San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Santa Paula Chamber of Solvang Chamber of South Bay Association of Chambers of Southwest California Legislative Council Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Chamber of The Chamber of of the Santa Barbara Region The Silicon Valley Organization Torrance Area Chamber of Valley & Association Vista Chamber of Whittier Area Chamber of Colorado Aurora Chamber of Colorado Association of & Denver Metro Chamber of Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association South Metro Denver Chamber Westminster Chamber of Connecticut Connecticut Business & Association MetroHartford Alliance Delaware Delaware State Chamber of Florida Greater Tampa Chamber of Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of JAX Chamber Georgia Catoosa County Chamber of Georgia Chamber of Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber Newnan-Coweta Chamber Robins Regional Chamber Savannah Area Chamber of Hawaii Chamber of Hawaii Kauai Chamber of Idaho Boise Metro Chamber of Caldwell Chamber of Greater Idaho Falls Area Chamber of Illinois Aurora Regional Chamber of Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Chamber630 Chicagoland Chamber of commerce Des Plaines Chamber of & Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Greater Oak Brook Chamber of and Economic Development Partnership Illinois Chamber of McLean County Chamber of Naperville Area Chamber of Rolling Meadows Chamber of Winnetka-Northfield Chamber of Western DuPage Chamber of Quad Cities Chamber of Indiana Indiana Chamber of Indy Chamber South Bend Regional Chamber Southwest Indiana Chamber Spencer County Regional Chamber of 3

4 Iowa Ames Chamber of Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Clear Lake Area Chamber Clinton Area Chamber of Dubuque Area Chamber of Greater Burlington Partnership Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber Greater Des Moines Partnership Iowa Association of Business and Iowa Chamber Alliance Iowa City Area Chamber of Marshalltown Area Chamber of Shelby County Chamber of & Kansas Greater Topeka Chamber of Kansas Chamber of Manhattan Area Chamber of Overland Park Chamber of Wichita Regional Chamber of Kentucky Lexington Inc. Greater Louisville Inc. Kentucky Chamber of Northern Kentucky Chamber of Louisiana Bossier Chamber Hispanic Chamber of of Louisiana Jeff Davis Parish Economic Development Tourist Commission and Chamber of Jefferson Chamber of Louisiana Association of Business and New Orleans Chamber of River Region Chamber of St. Tammany West Chamber of Chamber Southwest Louisiana Maryland Maryland Chamber of Massachusetts Associated Industries of Massachusetts Metro South Chamber of Michigan Dearborn Area Chamber of Detroit Regional Chamber Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition Lansing Regional Chamber Michigan Chamber of Minnesota Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Dakota County Regional Chamber of International Falls Area Chamber of Marshall Area Chamber of MetroNorth Chamber of Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Minnesota Chamber of St. Cloud Area Chamber of TwinWest Chamber of Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Mississippi Choctaw County Chamber of Covington County Chamber of Missouri Columbia Chamber of Greater Kansas City Chamber of Missouri Chamber of and St. Joseph Chamber of St. Louis Regional Chamber Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Maine Maine State Chamber of 4

5 Montana Billings Chamber of Kalispell Chamber of Montana Chamber of Nebraska Columbus Area Chamber of Greater Omaha Chamber Hastings Area Chamber of Lincoln Chamber of Nebraska Chamber of & Nevada Carson City Chamber of Carson Valley Chamber of Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Reno-Sparks Chamber of White Pine Chamber of New Hampshire Business and Association of New Hampshire New Jersey African American Chamber of of New Jersey Chamber of Southern New Jersey Gateway Regional Chamber of Hudson County Chamber of Meadowlands Regional Chamber New Jersey Chamber of New Mexico Espanola Valley Chamber of New Mexico Association of & New York Buffalo Niagara Partnership Business Council of New York State North Country Chamber of The Brooklyn Chamber of Tompkins County Chamber of North Carolina North Carolina Chamber North Dakota Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Greater North Dakota Chamber Jamestown Area Chamber of Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Chamber of Ohio Columbus Chamber of Darke County Chamber of Dayton Area Chamber of Lima Allen County Chamber of Ohio Chamber of Wyandot Chamber of Oklahoma Ardmore Chamber of Edmond Oklahoma Chamber of Greater Shawnee Area Chamber of State Chamber of Oklahoma Tulsa Regional Chamber Oregon Hillsboro Chamber Lincoln City Chamber of Oregon Business & Oregon State Chamber of The Chamber of Medford/Jackson County Pennsylvania Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Hanover Area Chamber of Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Schuylkill Chamber of Rhode Island Greater Providence Chamber of 5

6 South Carolina Anderson Area Chamber of Charleston Metro Chamber of Greenville Chamber Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of South Carolina Chamber of South Dakota Brookings Area Chamber of Sioux Falls Area Chamber of South Dakota Chamber of and Tennessee Johnson City Chamber of Nashville Area Chamber of Tennessee Chamber of & Tennessee Manufacturing Association Texas Allen Fairview Chamber of Amarillo Chamber of Austin Chamber of Fort Worth Chamber of Frisco Chamber of Galveston Regional Chamber of Granbury Chamber of Greater Angleton Chamber of Greater Houston Partnership Greater Mission Chamber of Greenville Chamber of Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Lamesa Area Chamber of Laredo Chamber of Longview Chamber of Lubbock Chamber of McAllen Chamber of North San Antonio Chamber of North Texas Commission North Texas Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Chamber of Rio Grande Valley Partnership San Antonio Chamber of Sherman Chamber of South Padre Island Chamber of Texas Association of Business The Greater El Paso Chamber of United Corpus Christi Chamber of Utah ChamberWest Davis Chamber of Salt Lake Chamber Utah Valley Chamber of Vernal Area Chamber of Vermont Vermont Chamber of Virginia ChamberRVA Hampton Roads Chamber Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Norfolk Area Chamber of Northern Virginia Chamber of Virginia Chamber of Washington Association of Washington Business Bellevue Chamber of Economic Alliance Snohomish County Ferndale Chamber of Greater Spokane Incorporated Greater Yakima Chamber of Greater Vancouver Chamber of Kittitas County Chamber of Pasco Chamber of Pullman Chamber of Tri-City Regional Chamber of West Virginia West Virginia Chamber of Wisconsin Eau Claire Area Chamber of Fox Cities Chamber of Greater Green Bay Chamber of 6

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