ND Sen. John Hoeven and Others Ask for Section 301 Investigation Into Unfair Sugar Trade

ND Sen. John Hoeven and others ask for Section 301 Investigation Into Unfair Sugar Trade

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Representatives Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.) and Troy Carter (D-La.) led a bipartisan, bicameral effort, along with 108 of their colleagues, in support of efforts by U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer to utilize a Section 301 investigation into unfair and discriminatory trade practices by foreign sugar-producing countries. They call on USTR to take ap…

Sugar industry and members of Congress urge U.S. Trade Representative to investigate sugar imports

WASHINGTON — A large bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives have joined the sugar industry in asking U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to launch a Section 301 investigation into unfair and discriminatory practices by foreign sugar-producing countries. A Section 301 investigation is a trade probe conducted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative under the Trade Act of 1974. It authorizes the U.S. to investiga…