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Roberts says the US needs a robust trade policy
Mar 14, 2017, 18:01 PM
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Confirmation hearings are underway for President Trump’s nominee for the US Trade Representative and the Chairman of the Senate Ag Committee says the US needs a robust trade policy.
Pat Roberts, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, told Robert Lighthizer the agriculture industry needs someone who will champion for it. “On this list of goals – agriculture is listed as number 3,” he says. “Given the rough patch we are in today, given the 16 year low in prices, and other considerations – I believe it should be number one.”
Lighthizer, the deputy trade representative under former President Ronald Reagan, says he will prioritize agriculture.
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