ICTSD: “Congress Votes to Preserve US Subsidies for Brazilian Cotton Farmers”
A proposal in the US Congress to end annual payments of $147 million to Brazilian cotton farmers, an obligation arising from a WTO dispute, was shot down in the House of Representatives last Friday, after Republicans voted against it by more than a two-to-one margin.
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Jonathan, I have more on cotton/textile protectionism via the “Save Our Industries Act.”