<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><a href="http://www.democraticleader.gov/newsroom/51817/" class="">http://www.democraticleader.gov/newsroom/51817/</a><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <a href="http://www.democraticleader.gov/newsroom/press-releases" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(54, 105, 211); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2.4pt;" class="">PRESS RELEASES</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(92, 105, 128); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.8pt;" class=""> 05.18.17</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; line-height: 43.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 39pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(8, 38, 89); letter-spacing: -0.25pt;" class="">Pelosi Statement on Trump Administration’s NAFTA Notice<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 22.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><hr size="4" width="103" noshade="" align="center" style="width: 61.5pt;" class=""></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 16.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt;"><i class=""><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 100, 118);" class="">Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Trump Administration sent Congress a notification letter on plans to initiate negotiations with Canada and Mexico over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): </span></i><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 100, 118);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 16.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 100, 118);" class="">“The President’s vague NAFTA letter is a stark contrast with the aggressive promises he made to hard-working families during the campaign. For all his rhetoric, President Trump looks to be sorely disappointing American workers on trade.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 16.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 100, 118);" class="">“Our trade agreements must be judged by whether they create jobs and grow the paychecks of hard-working Americans. Any changes to NAFTA must put America’s working families first, and recognize the fundamental connection between commerce and climate.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 16.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 100, 118);" class="">“Democrats have spent years fighting to rework NAFTA and other trade agreements to put America’s working families first. We will continue to press this Administration for real action to create good-paying jobs and strengthen America’s workers.”</span></p></div></div></body></html>