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On the recordOctober 21, 2009
I feel that we as Members of Congress need to press United States Trade Representative Kirk and the rest of the Obama Administration to hold these trading partners--and I use the term 'partner' loosely--to hold them accountable for their reactionary behavior and press them to use sound science rather than misinformation to fully reopen their markets to U.S. pork products.
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

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Scott emphasizes the need for Congress to hold trading partners accountable regarding pork market access.

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