Citing ongoing port concerns, Rep. Thompson asks Tai for help in easing ag exports

Despite new legislation aimed at cracking down on unfair shipping practices, U.S. agriculture exporters continue to face challenges getting their products to foreign markets, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) told U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai last week, asking for help in easing what he called a “barrier” to trade. Thompson, a Ways & Means Committee member, last week visited the Port of Oakland alongside fellow California House Democrats Jim Costa, Barbara Lee and John Garamendi and Federal Maritime Commission Chair Daniel...