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Higgins, Nehls Introduce the Save Our Shrimpers Act
Congressmen Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Troy Nehls (R-TX) introduced the Save Our Shrimpers Act of 2024, which would prohibit federal funds from being made available to International Financial Institutions (IFIs) that subsidize foreign activity relating to shrimp farming, shrimp processing, or the export of shrimp to the United States. Due to a rise in foreign seafood dumping and increased operational expenses, our nation’s domestic shrimpers are struggling to stay in business. Recent reports found that U.S. taxpayer dollars are being used to finance foreign shrimp farm operations through IFIs, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), contributing to the challenges facing the domestic shrimp industry. more, >>click to read<< 09:27
Texas Congressmen Call on Biden Administration to Protect American Shrimp Industry
With Texas shrimpers struggling to hold on to market share, a bipartisan group of the state’s congressional delegation is asking the Biden administration to do more to protect the industry from foreign providers accused of dumping cheap and less regulated shrimp into U.S. markets. On Tuesday, Reps. Troy Nehls (R-TX-22) and Randy Weber (R-TX-14) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai requesting more information on the administration’s plans to protect shrimping. “Our nation’s shrimpers are being put out of business because of foreign shrimp being dumped into domestic markets,” said Nehls in a statement. >click to read< 13:20
