WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, today led U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in requesting the Trump Administration seek clarification from Mexican authorities about the country's commitment to addressing illegal deforestation in the avocado sector. Specifically, the Senators inquire as to how a new certification program proposed by the Mexican federal government would impact Mexico's existing voluntary Pro-Forest Agriculture (PFA) certification program, which has made significan...