潜水简介:
- Five Democratic senators from three states sent a letter last week toSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), requesting that the COOL law be repealed.
- 加拿大和墨西哥可以要求报复性关税against products from the senators' states, includingwine, chocolate, beef, dairy, and processed tomato products (far beyond just meat). The senators believe the tariffs will be authorized by the World Trade Organization later this month.
- In June, the House voted by a 300-131 margin to废除COOL. A voluntary COOL act has beenintroducedin the Senate, but the Senate Agriculture Committee has continued to review ways to handle the trade dispute.
Dive Insight:
If the U.S. were to instate the Senate's voluntary COOL legislation, Canada said in August thatretaliationwas assured. At that time, North American Meat Institute CEO Barry Carpenter said the governmentcould not "waste precious time debating proposals other than full and simple repeal. Anything else jeopardizes important segments of the US economy and ultimately our consumers."
在信中，五个民主党人恳求领导人“在年底之前与我们最亲密的邻国解决这一贸易争端”。
"We urge you to ensure the Senate passes legislation to avoid costly and damaging retaliatory tariffs by repealing the specific beef and pork labeling requirements found to be out of compliance with our trade obligations," the letter said.
"Canada and Mexico are the top U.S. trading partners, with U.S. exports of goods and services to those countries topping $2.34 trillion last year. Canada and Mexico are also the top trading partners for the three states represented by the five senators," according to Food Safety News.
