McMorris Rodgers Discusses Trade during Ag Roundtable

On Thursday, Eastern Washington Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers hosted an AgriTrade Roundtable discussion.

The focus of the sit down was to discuss trade policy and the need for fair trade to help Northwest producers.

'"All over the world, you see countries negotiating trade deals with each other, leaving the United States in the dust,” McMorris Rodgers recently said in an op-ed article.  “Europe and Japan, Canada and China, the list goes on and on. We are losing markets that took years to develop, and could take many years to get back. Every time I meet with farmers here in Eastern Washington, trade is the number one concern I hear. They are worried, and rightfully so. Other countries put up trade barriers that must be addressed through trade deals or we put our farmers at a disadvantage. Retreat from the international marketplace is not the best direction for our farm economy and I will continue to make my concerns known."

McMorris Rodgers will return to Washington D.C. next week.

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