Cassidy, Cotton, Colleagues Stand Up for Louisiana Shrimpers, Catfish Farmers, Urge Secretary Raimondo Not to Grant Communist Vietnam "Market Economy" Status
July 24, 2024
July 24, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and five colleagues urged U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo not to grant market economy status to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and to safeguard American industries and national interests. Citing Vietnam's controlled currency, lack of labor rights, and extensive state intervention, granting Vietnam market economy status would dev . . .
Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and five colleagues urged U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo not to grant market economy status to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and to safeguard American industries and national interests. Citing Vietnam's controlled currency, lack of labor rights, and extensive state intervention, granting Vietnam market economy status would dev . . .