I find it troubling that the administration has not yet requested an extension of Trade Promotion Authority.
Our beef exports have been subject to unwarranted restrictions in some of these important Asian markets, notably China and Japan.
I look forward to continuing to work with the administration on a successful conclusion to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
America cannot continue to lead the world in high-quality agricultural exports unless we continue to open new markets in Asia.
We want to be the number one. We want to stay competitive, and those markets are very, very important.
I do want to welcome Paul Casper to the committee today and thank him for his willingness to make some comments.
Our hearing today is an opportunity to highlight the American success story, that is, our Nation's growing agricultural exports and the jobs...
It is disappointing that, more than 3 years into the Obama administration, TPP is the only new trade agreement being pursued.
For the life of me, I do not know why we have not been able to make any headway on extending TPA and moving forward with free trade agreemen...
I think this needs to be a priority. This is a pretty big deal for us.
I just hope that we can continue to allow American producers, who are the best in the world, to continue to help feed the world.