{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/following-mccaskill-testimony-against-foreign-trade-practices-trade-commission_rules-unanimously-in-favor-of-missouri-soybean-biodiesel-producers", "Following McCaskill Testimony Against Foreign Trade Practices, Trade Commission  Rules Unanimously in Favor of Missouri Soybean, Biodiesel Producers", "2017-12-07", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "MO", "Claire McCaskill", "M001170", "www.mccaskill.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Following McCaskill Testimony Against Foreign Trade Practices, Trade Commission  Rules Unanimously in Favor of Missouri Soybean, Biodiesel Producers \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t International Trade Commission voted 4-0 to impose double-digit duties on Argentinian, Indonesian biodiesel to level the playing field for Missouri businesses Senator: I\u2019m glad we were able to get this done\u201d \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, December 7, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON \u2013 Following testimony by U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill on behalf of Missouri\u2019s soybean and biodiesel workers and producers\u2014which support more than 17,000 jobs in Missouri\u2014the government agency that decides whether American companies have been harmed voted unanimously on the side of the soybean industry, opening the door for the Department of Commerce to approve hefty double-digit duties on Argentinian and Indonesian biodiesel imports.\r\nClick HERE for more photos from McCaskill\u2019s testimony before the International Trade Commission.\r\n\u201cSoybean farmers and biodiesel producers are cornerstones of Missouri\u2019s economy, and given a level playing field, I know they can compete and win in the global marketplace,\u201d said McCaskill in response to the favorable ruling by the International Trade Commission. \u201cI\u2019m glad we were able to get this done to help protect Missouri jobs, and I\u2019ll keep up my fight for all the Missouri farmers, workers, and producers that help our economy thrive.\u201d\r\nThe biodiesel market in Missouri supports more than 8,000 jobs. The soybean industry has created 3,000 direct jobs and 6,400 indirect jobs in Missouri, and adds $1.7 billion in economic benefits to the state. McCaskill testified last month that Missouri workers and businesses have been harmed by the hundreds of millions of gallons of Argentinian and Indonesian biodiesel that are unfairly being dumped into the U.S. markets.\r\nThe state of Missouri is the third-largest producer of biodiesel and a major producer of soybeans. There are six active biodiesel plants in Missouri, with a combined capacity of 235 million gallons. These plants, and their related crushing facilities, are located in towns like Deerfield, St. Joseph, Moberly, and Mexico and support hundreds of jobs in rural Missouri.\u00a0\r\nAt that International Trade Commission hearing, McCaskill testified: \u201cThese workers, and my state\u2019s economy, are being harmed by the hundreds of millions of gallons of Argentinian and Indonesian biodiesel that is unfairly being dumped into the United States. The biodiesel and the soybeans we\u2019re talking about today aren\u2019t just products of commerce\u2014they represent jobs for folks in my state. And when those jobs are threatened by unfair trade practices on the part of a foreign competitor, I\u2019m not just going to sit by, and neither should you.\u201d\r\n\r\nMcCaskill is a longtime advocate for Missouri workers and businesses against unfair trade practices. Last year, after urging from McCaskill on behalf of Missouri manufacturers Bull Moose Tube Company and EXLTUBE, the International Trade Commission voted to level the playing field for Missouri and U.S. manufacturers by finalizing duties against foreign steel pipe and tubing producers found to be illegally dumping in the international market.\r\nVisit\u00a0mccaskill.senate.gov/jobs\u00a0to learn more about McCaskill\u2019s fight to expand Missouri jobs.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/following-mccaskill-testimony-against-foreign-trade-practices-trade-commission_rules-unanimously-in-favor-of-missouri-soybean-biodiesel-producers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8351961150765419, "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"}