[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 293 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 293

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and United States 
     Trade Representative should ensure that any future free trade 
    agreements do not harm the dairy industry of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 2004

   Mr. Feingold (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Craig, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
   Schumer, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Specter, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. 
 Collins, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dayton, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Coleman, 
Mr. Leahy, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was 
          read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and United States 
     Trade Representative should ensure that any future free trade 
    agreements do not harm the dairy industry of the United States.

Whereas the United States is home to thousands of dairy producers, with dairy 
        farmers in every State;
Whereas, as of the date of this resolution, the United States and Australia are 
        negotiating the development of a free trade agreement;
Whereas these negotiations could have dire consequences for several of the 
        agricultural industries of the United States, including the dairy 
        industry;
Whereas improper treatment of dairy in the United States-Australia Free Trade 
        Agreement could concentrate the exporting focus of Australia largely on 
        the United States; and
Whereas significantly increasing access to the dairy markets of the United 
        States for Australian imports would greatly undermine milk prices, 
        thwarting Federal efforts to support dairy producers and their families: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the President and 
the United State Trade Representative should exercise great caution in 
negotiating and drafting the trading terms that would apply to the 
dairy industry under the proposed United States-Australia Free Trade 
Agreement.
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