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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), chairman of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Biden administration announced they would initiate USMCA dispute resolution proceedings with Mexico because of their continued ban on U.S. biotech corn:

“We must always hold our trade partners to their commitments,” said Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith. “While I wish this would have happened sooner, I thank Ambassador Tai and Secretary Vilsack for their attention to this important issue. I look forward to working with the administration to ensure Mexico abides by the commitments they made under USMCA. 

“I’d be remiss if I didn’t take this opportunity to stress the continued importance of real, enforceable trade agreements. Because Congress and the Trump administration did the hard work of updating NAFTA – ushering in a new era of North American trade with USMCA – the Biden administration has these tools available to press for accountability and stand up for American producers. No ‘framework’ or ‘dialogue’ provides this authority, which is why no framework or dialogue could ever replace real trade agreements. I hope this serves as an inflection point for the Biden Administration.”

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