Washington, April 28 -- Congressman Gabe Evans issued the following press release:
Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led a bicameral letter (http://gabeevans.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/gabeevans.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/evans-cramer-letter-to-usda-and-ustr-on-mexican-onion-imports-final.pdf) to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer calling for action to address the growing economic and food safety challenges posed by increased onion imports from Mexico.
In the letter, lawmakers highlight how American onion growers are being undercut by significant cost disparities, uneven regulatory enforcement, and limited food safety oversight on imported ...