Proposed seasonal crop protections draw bipartisan praise in Florida

By Washington Examiner

Published September 4, 2020 9:00pm ET

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Proposed seasonal crop protections draw bipartisan praise in Florida — U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks at the 9th China Business Conference at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AmCham China are hosting the event. The U.S. has threatened to impose tariffs on $150 billion of Chinese goods in retaliation for what it argues are Beijing's unfair trade practices and its requirement that U.S. companies turn over technology in exchange for access to its market. China has said it would subject $50 billion of U.S. goods to tariffs if the U.S. taxes its products. A delegation led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Lighthizer and trade adviser Peter Navarro will visit Beijing for negotiations later this week. | (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

In a rare display of bipartisan fusion, Florida congressional representatives, state officials and farmers are praising new trade restrictions on seasonal crops proposed by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.

The restrictions are incorporated into a report released Thursday and are designed to mitigate economic damage in Florida from imported blueberries, strawberries and bell peppers.

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