Rubio, Florida Representatives Defend Commerce's New Stance on Mexican Tomato Dumping

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., defended the Commerce Department's decision to withdraw from the suspension agreement with Mexico on tomatoes, a move he had lobbied for. Arizona tomato producers have criticized the move, and also do not want the antidumping laws to change so that one region's growers can press a case (see 1903060008). "Washington’s willingness to sacrifice entire domestic industries and local production just to shave pennies off the costs that American consumers might pay for products is one of the main reasons why Donald Trump is president today," he said in a March 13 press release. Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., said, "The data is overwhelmingly clear, Mexico has been waging an assault on southeastern tomato producers for years -- and getting away with it. I applaud the Administration for putting domestic growers first and stand by their decision to terminate the suspension agreement."