[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, now that the United Kingdom has 
separated from the European Union, it is our opportunity to sit down 
with the United Kingdom and do some business. Therefore, I am pleased 
that the United States and the United Kingdom are making strides in our 
negotiations to complete a free trade agreement.
  Our two countries, as you know, have a centuries-old relationship. 
That relationship will be further strengthened by a comprehensive deal 
that presents economic opportunities for our farmers, our 
manufacturers, and our service providers to the benefit of both sides 
of the Atlantic.
  I will continue to insist that an agreement reached between our two 
countries will allow us to reach our full potential as trading 
partners, particularly when it comes to agricultural trade.
  The United Kingdom has been subject to very restrictive European 
Union rules that have no scientific basis. We call those sanitary and 
phytosanitary rules.
  I urge the administration to work with the United Kingdom negotiators 
to achieve greater marketing access for U.S. farmers. In other words, I 
am tired of the EU restrictions that we have had over the last couple 
of decades on our GMO grains.
  I yield the floor.

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