South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson says it’s hard to overstate the importance of free trade to U.S. agriculture. “I’m a little concerned that it’s March 2022 and we still don’t have a chief agriculture negotiator or a USDA under secretary for trade. We don’t have basic building blocks in place.” Johnson is a sponsor of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which has passed in the House. The Senate version was marked up last week. “There’s confusion about differences with the two bills, but let’s get a bill passed.” Johnson was part of a Farmers for Free Trade event on Wednesday.
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