Gary Hufbauer
Gary Hufbauer
against clout companies farm formidable hold lobby oil says sector strong
The U.S. oil companies have a lot of clout but they are up against a formidable set of farm senators. A pretty strong lobby in the farm sector says we should hold off (lifting the duties).
agreement countries downward pressure producers trade
A comprehensive trade agreement would take the downward pressure off not only for American producers but for other countries as well,
competition high organized prices
This is all organized to keep competition down and prices high for U.S. producers.