Washington, Oct. 29 -- Representative Mark Pocan issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) led a letter signed by 19 Members of Congress to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing opposition to any U.S. financial or logistical support for the planned resumption of aerial fumigation in Colombia. The program, which was banned by Colombia's Constitutional Court in 2015, was found to be ineffective in diminishing coca cultivation and additionally poses a critical threat to human health and local ecosystems. The proposed pilot project, which would target an initial area of 1,000 hectares, or 2,471 acres, has been temporarily frozen by an administrative court in Mocoa. The Members urge Secretary...