ASA Supports CREAATE Act

美国大豆协会(ASA)副总裁John Heisdorffer signaled the association’s strong support today for legislation that would double the funding for the Foreign Market Development program and the Market Access Programs, two federal cost-share efforts at the core of the soybean industry’s overseas market development work. Heisdorffer, who farms in Keota, Iowa, welcomed the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports (CREAATE) Act, introduced by his home state senator Joni Ernst, along with Sens. Angus King (I-Maine), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.). The Senate version of the CREAATE Act accompanies similar legislation introduced in May by Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) and Chellie Pingree (D-Maine).

“在美国农民与联邦政府之间的伙伴关系方面，地图和FMD是真正的成功案例。我们与美国大豆出口委员会合作，利用地图和FMD资金来建立和扩展全球各个角落的美国大豆市场，而《彼此法案》将大有帮助确保良好的工作能够和将继续。

“这些计划可以为农民和我们的经济带来指数利益，每美元投资的每一美元就产生了近30美元的净回报。这些美元已经扩大了动物农业，食用油和新兴水产养殖领域的海外需求，这将是至关重要的，因为我们的行业致力于向东南亚和拉丁美洲等地区不断增长的全球人口提供蛋白质。

“我们赞扬国王，恩斯特和唐纳利在参议院介绍了《交叉法案》，我们花时间再次感谢代表。Newhouse和Pingree在房子里的版本。我们希望这两个会议厅的领导能力将致力于尽快推进这项重要的立法。”