Cotton Newsline: August 27, 2021

Representative David Kustoff, a Republican representing Tennessee’s 8^th congressional district, was the keynote speaker for the open session at the 2021 National Cotton Council Mid-Year Board of Directors Meeting in Memphis, TN this week. Representative Kustoff told participants that he continues to advocate for better trade policy and other issues of concern to U.S. cotton industry. Among actions he noted were his signing onto a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission asking that ocean carriers be held accountable for supply chain/port congestion and urging the EPA and Corps of Engineers to keep intact Clean Water Act changes that were made in the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule under the Trump Administration.