Rubio-led Florida Delegation Pushing for State’s Fishermen to be Included in Lobster Relief Program
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and fellow Florida representatives sent a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue pushing for the inclusion of the state’s fishermen in the lobster relief program President Trump introduced on June 24.
The program, “Protecting the United States Lobster Industry” was created to help lobster fishermen and processors offset losses created but the U.S.-China trade war.
"This belligerent economic behavior by the Chinese government has the potential to significantly reduce the market share of Florida's spiny lobster in the Asian marketplace..."
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