WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a decades-long politician, farmer, and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement regarding China’s second wave of tariffs targeting U.S. commodities, including soybeans, which were announced in retaliation to the Administration’s tariffs on Chinese products.
“We need to protect U.S. intellectual property and American competitiveness. Foreign theft of intellectual property, forced technology transfers, discriminatory licensing restrictions and other unfair practices harm U.S. innovation and affect every sector of our economy, including agriculture. On my recent congressional delegation trip to China, I urged Chinese government officials to rein in unfair trade practices and policies, including the theft of U.S. intellectual property, which have adversely impacted American businesses. I’m concerned that my urging fell on deaf ears.
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“The United States should take action to defend its interests when any foreign nation isn’t playing by the rules or refuses to police itself. But farmers and ranchers shouldn’t be expected to bear the brunt of retaliation for the entire country. It’s not fair, and it doesn’t make economic sense. The Administration knew that if it imposed tariffs on Chinese goods, China would retaliate against U.S. agriculture. I warned President Trump as much in a White House meeting in February. Today shows that’s exactly what happened. If the federal government takes action on trade that directly results in economic hardship for certain Americans, it has a responsibility to help those Americans and mitigate the damage it caused.
“I will be addressing these issues through the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade policy. I’ll also be addressing these issues as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is responsible for patent, copyright and trademark policy.”
Grassley is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
Audio of a Tuesday, April 3, press conference call Grassley held following his congressional delegation trip to China and South Korea can be found here: part 1, part 2. Other details about the co-del can be found here.
Millionaire porch monkey farmers – hell they don;t have to grow anything – their elected farmer friends gave Iowa farmers -what ? – 8 – 9 billion dollars in subsides last year – they cry like the public servants who never get enough raises and free benefits – hog wash and hog chit – their all the same – majority are whining liberal parasites – You boogers should get on your knees and thank the common sense conservatives that put an HONEST business man in as president – to straighten out a corrupt and greedy bunch of liberals known to be crooks/thieves and liars. Oh yea forgot ! Nobody believes your fake news channels anymore – cnn – abc – Nbc are a cruel joke on the not so smart population of America.
Let’s be perfectly clear.
“Conservatives who elected Trump should not have to bear the brunt of Trump’s actions”
Unbelievable. Welcome to right wing wacko land.
Sure Chuck,you represent a red (farming) state and NOW you’re growing increasingly worried about the damage the rotting Orange buffoon that YOU SUPPORTED is causing ….
Putin wants America in a Trade War and his little bitch Trump obliges or else.
But hey…what do the lives of farmers mean when you’re enriching your friends through inside trading and destroying the fabric of our nation by violating laws, civility, decency, and humanity?!
Trump is destroying our country.
Grassley is a person who sold his soul for Koch brothers and NRA cash. He is just saying this to save his skin.
He would sell the farmers out in a second to the highest bidder.
…and the MAGA train continues its slow motion derailment. Everything is fine, right people?
Hey Chuck…remember when Trump asked “How stupid are the people of Iowa?”
Get Iowa farmers out of office – they are selling Iowa to the highest foreign bidder for their own self betterment called $$$$$$$ !
Name someone who can do better.
NADA – Your words of Fake/liberal news justifies your Anti American values – American have been screwed over by Foreign governments for decades and that is why America is 23 TRILLION dollars in debt – Oh don’t get me wrong – they had American partners to help these foreign government they are known as POLITICIANS / Large companies/ Banks (too big to fail) that American taxpayers gave 178 billion dollars to bail them out – All a bunch of crooks that have a vested interest in $$$$$ (this also includes the Iowa/Chinese hog production coverup! AND to have a POS mouthpiece like you to say Trump is worthless because he is trying to stop this theft of America and its citizens is pure Nazi -Liberal – Lieing GARBAGE Please move out of American because your not a REAL American.
Wow, whoever in their right minds would’ve guessed a bad student born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who made his life off of a “small” million dollar loan, has had multiple bankruptcies, and whose greatest achievement was firing people on a tv show, wouldn’t know what he was doing when forming international economic policy?
Surprise, surprise, President Trump sure does know what he is doing. It’s obvious you don’t like that and use lies and fake facts to express your opinion but you lose! Finally we have a real leader.
What about my post here was a lie?
ALPT, you poor delusional dumbass.
Over two thirds of this country think that Trump is pathetic & the worst person to who has ever occupied the White House.
You forgot to add, self made billionaire, beat 16 people in Republican Primary, Beat the most hateful, corrupt Democrat woman there ever was (Hitlary Clinton) she would be the most corrupt of all except Obama has her beat, and became President of the U.S.A. where he put money back in the pockets of working people and created thousands of new jobs. Is correcting all of Obama’s unconstitutional acts, reducing regulations so small business can thrive, bringing American business back the the U.S. after they were ran out by Obama. Finished off ISIS after Obama let them almost rule the world. Is addressing trade deficits cause by previous presidents not doing their jobs, protects our borders, and most of all makes Democrats look like the clowns they are.
Those of you that are hog farmers and voted for Trump, please don’t forget to send him a “thank you” note. HaHa
FYI: I quit eating pork unless is raised without antibiotics, growth hormones, and in an small open hog farm.
I could care less about CAFO”s
You’ll care when Clear Lake is full of hog crap, which will be soon.
China has been cheating on trade for decades. It took a President with conviction to do what he is doing. Others would have folded under the weight of their political hacks.
But, but, but Chuckie Isn’t Trump “your guy”?
Bwahaaa…dumbass Trumpanzee.
You reap what you sow Chuck.
Watch your mouth lady ! Trump is the GUY , if you don’t like it here take a slow boat to china..
Liberals are baboons that can only mimic hateful behavior. Name calling is the best they can do.
Title is misleading. That is not what Grassley said at all. Read the article.
I agree with your comment. I saw nothing in the article that gave me the impression that the good Senator was miffed. From what I got from the article he is in agreement with President Trump on impeding China’s trade polices that harm the USA.
At the end of the day we all must sacrifice to stand our ground when it comes to protecting Americans. It’s not always about just ourselves but for the “good of the order”.