Soon we’ll be voting on the nomination of Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be the United Stated Trade Representative. I will be supporting that nomination.
I voted for his nomination to get out of the Finance Committee because I believe that we need a clear change from the last four years, when there was never any attempt to do anything to reduce trade barriers.
Unlike his predecessor, I am confident that Mr. Greer will pursue an aggressive trade strategy that includes opening access to new markets through new trade deals.
I also believe that Mr. Greer will work to level the playing field for U.S. farmers to compete with Brazil fairly, and deal with China head-on.
As my colleagues know, I’m a free and fair trader, and though I would not like to see extreme tariffs, I am hopeful that Mr. Greer and President Trump will bring us to freer and more fair trade.
We often think of Europe, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and China as big problems for us when it comes to trade.
I’d like to remind my colleagues that there’s about 190 other countries on this globe that we can seek [trade] agreements with, and taking time to seek those agreements would be good.
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