Maine Delegation Issue Joint Statement Regarding China's Retaliatory Tariffs on Lobster
Statement
Date: June 15, 2018
Location: Maine
Issues: Foreign Affairs Trade
Tonight, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin released the following joint statement in response to China's retaliatory tariffs on American Lobster:
"Maine's lobster industry is an irreplaceable piece of our state's economy that supports thousands of jobs and entire coastal communities. Just two weeks ago, the Maine delegation heard directly from our state's lobster industry about the economic hardship a trade war with China would cause them. We will be outlining our concerns with the USTR about how these new tariffs will jeopardize this industry."
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