Text: Zoellick Letter To Grassley
June 22 2004 The Honorable Charles Grassley Chairman Committee on Finance United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: I understand that an amendment may be offered during the mark-up of the proposed draft bill implementing the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) related to the operation of the beef safeguards under the FTA. We oppose any amendment that would effectively eliminate the discretion called for in the Agreement not to apply these safeguards. Agriculture safeguard language in the...