Several ag groups are urging members of Congress to support legislation that would allow President Biden and Congress to seek a comprehensive trade agreement between the U.S. and the United Kingdom (U.K.).
Introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Jim Himes (D-CT), the companion bills would grant the President, in consultation with Congress, the ability to make trade agreements between the U.S. and the U.K.
In a letter this week, the groups asked House members to co-sponsor the UNITED Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would bolster an already-close relationship with the U.K.
Some of the groups who have signed the letter include the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Catlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Producers Council, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA).
“As supporters of trade agreements that advance American strategic and economic interests, we see these bills as a tremendous opportunity. A comprehensive trade agreement with the U.K. would broaden the scope of exporting opportunities for American businesses, strengthen our supply chain resilience, and improve the well-being of our consumers,” the groups write in the letter.
