Trade Press Releases

09/21/2004

Smith Applauds Bush for Lifting Sanctions on Libya Rep. Nick Smith (R-Addison) today applauded President George W. Bush for terminating sanctions on Libya.

03/31/2004

Congressman Smith Statement Regarding Steel Prices “There is a problem that Congress needs to pay attention to in terms of the dramatic increase in the price of scrap steel. It is hurting manufacturing in Michigan and around our country. China is bidding up the price and hording steel. If China won’t conduct business and comply with WTO rules, then we need to consider drastic action, such as cutting off imports coming from China. If the shelves of some of our discount stores go bare from lack of Chinese products, buy American.”

01/14/2004

Smith Meets with Chinese Officials for Commodity Imports U.S. Rep. Nick Smith (R-MI) met in Beijing, China with Cofco Chairman Zhou Mingchen. Cofco is the Chinese company responsible for all oil and grain imports and exports in China. “With the $100+ billion trade deficit, it’s important that China make additional purchases from the U.S.,” said Smith.

01/13/2004

Smith Discusses Trade with Chinese Premier U.S. Rep. Nick Smith (R-MI) is one of four members of a congressional delegation in China participating in an interparliamentary exchange. Smith met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and made the following comments:

09/26/2003

Smith Says No More Phone-To-Phone Salesmen Congressman Nick Smith reacted strongly to the second ruling on the national do-not-call list. Judge Nottingham ruled Thursday that the national do-not-call list violated freedom of speech.

09/25/2003

Smith Votes to Implement Do-Not-Call List Congressman Nick Smith (R-Addison) voted today to pass H.R.3161, a bill authorizing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to "implement and enforce" a national do-not call registry. The Do-Not-Call List had stalled after a judge in Oklahoma said that Congress gave the FTC the authority only to enforce the do-not-call list, but not to establish it.

09/15/2003

Smith Comments on Break-Up of WTO Talks Statement by Senior House Agriculture Committee Member and International Relations Committee Member, Nick Smith (R-MI), on the break-up of WTO negotiations:

06/30/2003

Smith Welcomes $8.2 Million Grant That Will Help South Central Michigan Rep. Nick Smith (R-MI) says the $8.2 million emergency funds grant, just approved by the Department of Labor, will go to the Michigan Department of Career Development. This statewide grant will allow continuation of training and related assistance for up to 2,600 workers eligible through the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) or the North American Free Trade Agreement- Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA).

06/19/2003

Nick Smith Testifies at International Trade Commission Hearing Today, Congressman Nick Smith (MI-7) testified at the International Trade Commission (ITC) on the effects of steel tariffs on Michigan jobs.

05/22/2003

Senate Passes Smith’s Resolution to Pressure U.N. U.S. Rep. Nick Smith of Michigan’s 7th District, who introduced a resolution calling on the United Nations to lift its economic sanctions on Iraq, applauds the U.N. Security Council for its vote to end the sanctions. Smith worked with the White House and the leadership of the House and the Senate to quickly move H. Con. Res. 160 through Congress. The resolution was passed unanimously by both the House and the Senate.

05/14/2003

Smith Leads House to Pressure U.N. The U.S. House of Representatives approved H. Con Res 160, a resolution offered by U.S. Rep. Nick Smith of Michigan’s 7th District, urging the United Nations to lift the economic sanctions on Iraq. Smith worked with House leadership and the White House to quickly move the bill through the International Relations Committee last week.

05/13/2003

Smith Comments on the WTO Biotech Case Against the European Union Congressman Nick Smith (R-MI) joined House and Senate leaders in conjunction with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman today announcing that the U.S. will actively pursue a World Trade Organization (WTO) case against the European Union (EU) ban on genetically modified agricultural products. Following the press conference at the Capitol, Representative Nick Smith (R-Addison), a senior member of the House Committee on Agriculture and member of the International Relations Committee stated:

05/09/2003

House to Vote on Resolution Urging UN to End Iraq Sanctions The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as early as next week on a resolution authored by U.S. Rep. Nick Smith (R-MI) urging the United Nations to lift economic sanctions imposed on Iraq following the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

09/25/2002

Smith Continues His Fight for Michigan Steel Consumers Congressman & Local Company President Testify at House Committee Hearing on Negative Effects of Steel Tariff

09/09/2002

Smith Meets with President and Canadian Prime Minister to Discuss Border Security New "Smart Border" Plan Implemented Today in Detroit

05/21/2002

Smith Addresses The Future Of International Agriculture Trade And Research Today U.S. Representative Nick Smith (MI-07) told guests of the Brazilian Caucus and Rubens Antonio Barbosa, Brazilian Ambassador to the United States that, "Agriculture research is the vehicle that will enable our two agricultural nations to be able to feed the world in the future."

02/28/2002

Nick Smith Named "Friend of the Shareholder" The American Shareholders Association presented Representative Nick Smith with its annual "Friend of the Shareholder Award" today.

05/24/2000

Smith Supports Normal Trade Relations for China U.S. Rep. Nick Smith (R-Addison) today voted in support of normal trade relations for China. "This has been one of the toughest votes I have faced as a Member of Congress."

12/03/1999

Smith Says WTO Negotiators Need Flexibility Today, the House Committee on Agriculture delegation finished a productive week at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial in Seattle. Rep. Nick Smith (R-Addison) was one of more than twenty members of the Agriculture Committee to attend as delegates to ensure that the concerns of American farmers and ranchers were fully represented in the negotiations.

11/30/1999

Smith Presents Report on Agriculture Subsidies at WTO Talks "Increased globalization has meant that U.S. agriculture is three times more dependent on international trade than the overall U.S. economy."

11/29/1999

Smith to be Agriculture Committee Delegate at WTO Negotiations Rep. Nick Smith (R-Addison) has been invited to represent agricultural interests, along with other members of the House Agriculture Committee, at the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations November 30 - December 4 in Seattle, Washington.