Moran offers legislation that could benefit states producers

McPherson, Kan. —
Kansas Congressman Jerry Moran has built a reputation, and a successful political career, on his dedication to the state’s agriculture industry. Last week, Moran continued his efforts to bolster the state’s agricultural sector by introducing legislation that would further streamline trade between the U.S. and Cuba.
The passage of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act in 2000 allowed for cash sales of U.S. agriculture products to Cuba for the first time in 38 years. Moran’s legislation would take that effort a step further but removing burdensome stimulations that require payments be made to out-of-country financial institutions and allowing Kansas producers to travel to Cuba to promote their goods.
“Current U.S. trade policies hurt American farmers and ranchers by making it more expensive for Cuba to purchase agriculture products from the United States,” Moran said in a release issued last week. “Instead, Cuba is buying its food from other countries less friendly to the U.S. By standardizing our trade policies, we will increase export sales and support thousands of American jobs. I have long fought for common sense reforms to our trade policy with Cuba, and I am glad to partner with Chairman Peterson on this important legislation.”
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“This legislation fits with our trade philosophy,” Spiegel said. “Having a customer so close in distance, it makes sense to make trade easier between the two countries.”

Read more at the Pittsburg Morning Sun article by Katie Stockstill.