Kristi Noem on Free Trade

	Kristi Noem on Free Trade

We've never been treated fairly by China on trade

I served on the Ways and Means Committee when I was in Congress, and that's the committee that does all tax policy, all trade policy. Many times, when we talk about trade and trade with other countries, and especially with China, we talk about free and fair trade. Unfortunately, we've gotten a lot of free trade. We've never been treated fairly by China, not once they have manipulated their regulations and hit us at their borders with regulations that take more money out of Americans' pockets. Source: Meet the Press interview on 2024 Republican Veepstakes , Jun 23, 2024

Supports trade deal with Mexico/Canada

Noem said in a statement that the USMCA would "increase potential for global trade while giving producers the stability to grow, invest, and create more jobs in South Dakota" in a time when "farmers and ranchers need added market opportunities and certainty." Source: South Dakota gubernatorial press release in AgWeek , Jun 20, 2019

China trade wars makes low soybean prices & hurts farmers

Speaking at Politico's State Solutions Conference, Gov. Kristi Noem said, "South Dakota has been devastated by the trade wars that are going on, and agriculture is our No. 1 industry by far. When we aren't able to export our soybeans to the Asia-Pacific region, when we're struggling with commodity prices, that's impacting not just those farmers who are on the ground but every Main Street business, everybody who has another entity out there that relies on those successful ag industries."

Noem said she's spoken to Trump administration officials and she's consistently advocated for wrapping up trade discussions. The White House is aware South Dakota farmers have previously had soybean shipments unfairly rejected by China, Noem said. "I think the administration is trying to rectify some of that," she said. "The problem is this has gone on now for a long period of time." Sustained, low commodity prices are "driving a lot of family businesses out of business," she added.

Source: RouteFifty.com blog on 2020 South Dakota Senate race , Jul 9, 2018

Rated 50% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade.

Noem scores 50% by USA*Engage on trade issues

Ratings by USA*Engage indicate support for trade engagement or trade sanctions. The organization`s self-description: `USA*Engage is concerned about the proliferation of unilateral foreign policy sanctions at the federal, state and local level. Despite the fact that broad trade-based unilateral sanctions rarely achieve our foreign policy goals, they continue to have political appeal. Unilateral sanctions give the impression that the United States is `doing something,` while American workers, farmers and businesses absorb the costs.`

Developing the Case: USA*Engage explains the benefits of economic engagement, and the high cost of sanctions for American exports, investment and jobs.
Education: We recruit respected foreign policy and economic experts to speak out against sanctions, actively engage the media and provide outreach to key target states and Congressional districts.
Contacting Government Officials: USA*Engage directly contacts Congressional, Administration, state and local officials.

VoteMatch scoring for the USA*Engage ratings is as follows :

0%-49%: supports trade sanctions;
50%-74%: mixed record on trade engagement;
75%-100%: supports trade engagement.

Source: USA*Engage 2011-2012 ratings on Congress and politicians 2012-USAE on Dec 31, 2012

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