WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Angus King issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and John Hoeven (R-ND) led a bipartisan effort calling for an investigation into unfair Canadian trade practices that are harming U.S. potato producers. In a letter (https://www.king.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/potato_farmers_call_for_investigation_into_canadian_trade_practices.pdf) to U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Chair Amy Karpel and Commissioners David Johanson and Jason Kearns, the senators outline how Canadian federal and provincial policies impose competitive disadvantages on U.S. producers. In the letter also signed by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), the senators also raise concerns regarding recent antidumping duties i...