{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20141016133118/http://www.coons.senate.gov:80/newsroom/releases/release/senator-coons-praises-wto-ruling-in-favor-of-us-poultry", "Senator Coons praises WTO ruling in favor of U.S. poultry", "2014-10-14", "2014", "2014-10", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Christopher Coons", "C001088", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 14, 2014\n                    CONTACT: Ian Koski at 202-224-5042 \n\t\t\t\t\t Senator Coons praises WTO ruling in favor of U.S. poultry \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Decision condemns India\u2019s illegal restrictions on American poultry \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWILMINGTON, Del. \u2013 U.S. Senator Chris Coons, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chair of the bipartisan Senate Chicken Caucus, praised the World Trade Organization\u2019s ruling Tuesday that India had illegally blocked imports of U.S. poultry based on unfounded claims about avian influenza. Experts estimate that India\u2019s restrictions are preventing the export of approximately $300 million in U.S. chicken annually.\n\u201cDelaware has long been a global leader in the production of poultry products that adhere to the most rigorous and comprehensive of safety measures,\u201d Senator Coons said. \u201cIndia\u2019s unsubstantiated claims about the risk of avian influenza in American poultry have prevented Delaware chicken-growers from exporting their high-quality products to an important and growing market. Exports play a critical role in the health of America\u2019s poultry industry, making it important that the United States fight the unfair protectionist policies of some of the biggest markets in the world. While today\u2019s WTO ruling doesn\u2019t mean automatic access to the Indian market, it is an important step forward in that fight. Delaware's poultry community is one of the largest employers in the state, providing jobs for thousands of Delawareans and generating billions of dollars for our economy. My seat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee affords me a unique opportunity to fight for Delaware\u2019s poultry growers abroad, and I am committed to using that opportunity to help open new markets and increase exports. I will work with the U.S. Trade Representative and my colleagues in the Senate to ensure that this ruling is fully implemented and that these barriers to fair trade are torn down.\u201d\nDelaware\u2019s poultry industry supports more than 13,000 jobs and contributes more than $3.2 billion to the state\u2019s economy.\n\u201cIndia\u2019s ban was thinly veiled protectionism,\u201d said USA Poultry & Egg Export Council President James Sumner and National Chicken Council President Michael Brown. \u201cThis ruling should send a signal to India and other countries that have placed similar bans on U.S. poultry that they are inconsistent with WTO rules and with guidelines established by the World Organization for Animal Health.\nIn May 2012, Senator Coons hosted Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Nirupama Rao in Delaware to meet with Delaware poultry companies, as well as state and federal agriculture officials, and visit the University of Delaware College of Agriculture\u2019s Allen Lab for poultry science research. The trip was designed to show the high quality and integrity of Delaware\u2019s poultry businesses and research institutions.\nIn 2011, Senator Coons \u2014 with Senator Tom Carper and a bipartisan group of 17 of their colleagues \u2014 urged the Office of the United States Trade Representative to resolve India\u2019s longstanding, non-scientifically based policies against U.S. poultry during a meeting with India\u2019s senior government leaders. 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