{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-statement-at-hearing-on-presidents-trade-policy-agenda", "Crapo Statement at Hearing on President\u2019s Trade Policy Agenda", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at hearing on the President\u2019s 2026 trade policy agenda.\n\nAs prepared for delivery:\n\n\u201cWelcome, Ambassador Greer.\n\n\u201cThank you for appearing before the Finance Committee to discuss the President\u2019s 2026 Annual Trade Agenda.\n\n\u201cWe appreciate you and your team working with us to reschedule this hearing.\n\n\u201cTrade policy remains a cornerstone of our nation\u2019s economic strength, our global leadership and our ability to create opportunities for American farmers, ranchers, businesses and workers.\n\n\u201cThe trade landscape has evolved significantly since you last testified before the Committee on the President\u2019s trade agenda.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s hearing is an opportunity to take stock of where we are and where we need to go.\n\n\u201cTogether, the Administration and Congress can build a durable policy and enforcement regime around a fair application of longstanding American trade goals.\n\n\u201cFirst, U.S. trade policy must reflect our strategic priorities.\n\n\u201cThe Administration has maintained a firm stance in addressing non-market policies and practices that distort competition and disadvantage American workers and companies.\n\n\u201cThe Administration also continues to emphasize rebuilding domestic manufacturing capacity and securing critical supply chains.\n\n\u201cSecond, U.S. trade policy must reflect economic realities.\n\n\u201cMarket access matters. It remains a fundamental driver of American economic growth. American producers and service providers depend on the ability to compete fairly in global markets.\n\n\u201cUnfair and discriminatory barriers to U.S. exports must be removed\u2014whether through tariff reductions, the elimination of non-tariff barriers or the establishment of clear and transparent rules\u2014creating opportunities for businesses of all sizes and supporting high-quality jobs here at home.\n\n\u201cTo understand why, we need look no further than to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.\n\n\u201cUSMCA supports 13 million American jobs; represents a 55 percent increase in investments in the U.S. from Canada and Mexico compared to pre-USMCA levels; and has led to $60 billion in exports in agricultural goods\u2014nearly one-third of all U.S. agricultural exports.\n\n\u201cThird, market access must be paired with strong enforcement for USMCA and other trade agreements to remain effectual.\n\n\u201cRobust enforcement ensures a level playing field and sends a clear signal that the United States stands behind its farmers, workers and businesses.\n\n\u201cFair market access and its enforcement are constantly tested by unfair trade practices used against our farmers and ranchers.\n\n\u201cIdaho producers often tell me about how these practices create significant economic hardships for our agriculture community, including among our dairy, onion, potato, sheep and sugarbeet industries.\n\n\u201cMeanwhile, a growing array of discriminatory measures in the form of digital services taxes, online content requirements and data localization target U.S. digital firms and restrict U.S. competition.\n\n\u201cThese pose an existential threat to American innovation.\n\n\u201cSimilarly, concerns with foreign pharmaceutical price controls are top of mind as the U.S. begins to negotiate pharmaceutical deals.\n\n\u201cFinally, business certainty in the trade environment is crucial for American industry to take full advantage of market-opening opportunities so they can grow and compete effectively.\n\n\u201cIn all these matters, close collaboration and consultation between Congress and the Administration is essential to advance the policies needed to promote durable growth and fairness.\n\n\u201cA combined effort between Congress and the Administration is the most effective means by which to identify new opportunities for market access, strengthen enforcement tools and meet emerging challenges in the global trading system.\n\n\u201cThe challenges and opportunities in global trade are complex, but they present a chance to strengthen our economy and reaffirm our leadership on the world stage.\n\n\u201cAmbassador, I look forward to continuing to work closely with you to advance a trade policy that delivers fair and open markets for the American people.\n\n\u201cThank you again for joining us today, and I welcome today\u2019s discussion.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-statement-at-hearing-on-presidents-trade-policy-agenda"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9119571186602116, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}