Maria Cantwell actually said...

I am not interested in changing NAFTA and the 200-percent agriculture increase in Washington State for somebody to say, 'Hey, Florida, I did something for tomatoes,' and basically screw the apple, or pear, or cherry industry. That is just not good policy.

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Cantwell warns against policies that could harm Washington's agriculture for political favors.

01/16/2018

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