HIGGINS LEADS EFFORT TO INITIATE INVESTIGATION INTO FOREIGN SEAFOOD IMPORTERS ENGAGING IN HARMFUL TRADE PRACTICES

Washington, May 12 -- Congressman Clay Higgins issued the following news release:

Congressmen Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Troy Carter (D-LA) penned a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer urging a Section 301 investigation into unfair practices affecting trade in seafood products. Read the full letter here (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us.list-manage.com/16HyU53WKTd?e=4325360789&c2id=29a0ad271a3b6fe6779a803b0445f08c__;!!BSgrhSFG!EZSsfL3SRZCcaXEfudVW2F9vXvTzsGCj_OqowhARF_uVGuSeRiTOSM8OkPKAYOVjs7AGTAVnal_egdVRmUgKlkF0nCe1rrHW2ibcFhE7lIMn9REY$).

Foreign seafood importers engaging in unfair trade practices, such as labor abuses and false labeling, have contributed to a significant decline in the domestic seafood in...