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Senators oppose import quotas on Mexican sugar

· Tuesday, July 29, 2014

For years, Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., along with Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., have led a bipartisan effort to reform the U.S. sugar program, which has cost consumers an estimated $14 billion since 2008.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.