US NAFTA Withdrawal Would Ravage US Agriculture, Lighthizer Agrees in Call With Senator
A U.S. NAFTA withdrawal would devastate farm jobs in North Dakota and across the U.S., U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer acknowledged in a call with Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., according to a Nov. 6 Heitkamp press release. “He pledged to…
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continue his engagement with me and other advocates for a robust agriculture exports policy as NAFTA discussions continue,” Heitkamp said in a statement. “We can and must support American workers and level the playing field for manufacturing jobs, but not at the expense of farm jobs.” Heitkamp cited “real concerns” that agriculture is getting left behind” in NAFTA talks. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week expressed concerns about the agricultural piece of negotiations, saying his committee and its House counterpart are fighting against wide-ranging sentiments that NAFTA hasn’t helped the economy (see 1710310047). The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative didn’t comment.