As your Congresswoman, I will support free and fair international trade policies that are crucial for all sectors of our economy.
Support free and fair international trade policies.
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"As your Congresswoman, I will support free and fair international trade policies that are crucial for all sectors of our economy. This will create jobs, end economic uncertainty, and keep America competitive."
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"A free trade agreement with Taiwan would not only open up new opportunities for Michigan's manufacturing and agriculture industries..." McClain led a letter to President Biden urging the administration to pursue a formal free trade agreement with Taiwan.
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McClain said the USMCA created a "prosperous and free-flowing economic environment in North America" and that the Canadian digital services tax "threatens our trade agreement" and "will cause unnecessary harm to already struggling businesses and consumers."
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The House passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 on roll call 406, and the roll call list shows Rep. Lisa C. McClain voting "Yea."
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McClain announced she joined President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as the administration negotiated terms to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge, saying it would strengthen Michigan’s economy and "keep trade moving" across the U.S.-Canada border. Her office said the crossing should reduce commercial-traffic congestion and save the trucking industry an estimated $2.3 billion over 30 years.
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McClain’s office said she met with Michigan Farm Bureau participants to discuss work on a long-term Farm Bill. The release quoted House Agriculture Committee Vice Chairman Austin Scott saying farmers want "fair access to markets" abroad and that McClain was an advocate on those issues; it also noted the House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 in April while the Senate had not advanced a Farm Bill.
Assessments
The promise was broad: to support free and fair international trade policies, not to enact a specific trade agreement. In federal office, McClain took multiple concrete actions consistent with that promise, including voting for shipping reform, urging a Taiwan free trade agreement, opposing a Canadian digital services tax as harmful to USMCA trade, advocating foreign market access for farmers, and helping advance a U.S.-Canada bridge arrangement intended to keep trade moving. Some items were advocacy rather than final enactments, but the claim was about support, and the record shows repeated same-term support and material action.
McClain promised to support free and fair international trade policies, which is an advocacy/support commitment rather than a pledge to single-handedly enact a specific trade agreement. In federal office, she took same-term actions consistent with that promise: voting for the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, leading or joining efforts related to Taiwan trade and Canadian digital tax concerns, and publicly defending trade agreement frameworks. These actions materially satisfy the promised conduct within the limits of a House member's role.
McClain promised to support free and fair international trade policies, which is a broad support/action pledge rather than a pledge to enact a specific final trade agreement. The evidence shows same-term actions aligned with the promise: urging a Taiwan free trade agreement, defending USMCA-related trade rules against Canada’s digital services tax, and voting for ocean shipping reform. These are concrete supportive actions, but the record does not show a comprehensive delivered policy outcome or enacted free/fair international trade agenda attributable to her, so partial is the best fit.