Incoming Senate Finance Chairman Complains About EU Intransigence on Ag
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who will lead the Senate committee responsible for trade in January, tweeted his displeasure with remarks on trade talks by the European Union ambassador to Washington on Nov. 28 (see 1811280040). Ambassador David O'Sullivan said that…
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if agriculture were included in a free trade agreement between the EU and the U.S., it would take three or four years to negotiate, and that's not what they want. Grassley, who owns a farm in Iowa, said the EU's stance hurts American agriculture, and added that he feels that EU officials "are trying to pull one over" on President Donald Trump "to the detriment of American farmers." He said that Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer "R too smart 4 that!"