Arizona Senators Protest New Seasonality Push
An effort by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to appease the Florida and Georgia delegations over seasonality not making it into the new NAFTA has angered the Arizona delegation. Arizona's two senators, Martha McSally, a Republican, and Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat, each sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer last week, after they heard about his early January letters on a plan (see 2001130035) to see if there are ways to remedy harms from unfair imports of fruits or vegetables. “I am extremely disappointed that you have promised my Colleagues in the Southeast a plan that masquerades as fairness for U.S. farmers but instead raises the specter of future trade conflicts that will harm businesses in my state,” McSally wrote.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
McSally said that institutions in Georgia and Florida “have a documented history of presenting false data and economic arguments.” Sinema was not as direct, but both she and McSally said any analysis should include studies and analyses outside the Southeast, such as from the University of Arizona.