Welch, Colleagues Urge USDA, USTR, and State Department to Address Illegal Deforestation Linked to Avocados Produced in Mexico
February 11, 2024
February 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
Ahead of the Super Bowl--which marks the largest day of consumption of avocados in America--U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led a group of colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai requesting more information about the Administration's efforts to address illegal deforestat . . .
Ahead of the Super Bowl--which marks the largest day of consumption of avocados in America--U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led a group of colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai requesting more information about the Administration's efforts to address illegal deforestat . . .