WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins during a Senate hearing examining the challenges facing America's farmers, foresters, and seafood producers. During the hearing, Senator Tuberville asked about the USDA's efforts to combat the spread of the New World screwworm through the use of sterile flies. Sen. Tuberville also emphasized how foreign imports of lumber and shrimp are undercutting Alabama's foresters and fishermen.
During their conversation, Secretary Rollins pointed to the creation of the USDA's first-ever Office of Seafood and shared how her position on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the Un...