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Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chair Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued a statement following the announcement by the Office of the United States Trade Representative regarding new trade agreements with Malaysia and Cambodia, as well as frameworks for future agreements with Vietnam and Thailand. These efforts are aimed at reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers to U.S. goods and services.

Smith stated, "President Trump and his trade team are taking pivotal strides to secure access in global markets for U.S. goods and services to the benefit of America’s farmers, ranchers, workers, and innovation drivers. The Agreements on Reciprocal Trade signed with Malaysia and Cambodia, as well as the frameworks announced with Vietnam and Thailand, represent meaningful progress for U.S. industry as we work to diversify our input supply chains and export markets. By strengthening strategic economic and national security partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, the United States is better poised to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s influence throughout the region. I look forward to working with the President and Ambassador Greer to ensure the full benefits of these deals and purchase commitments are realized."

Adrian Smith has represented Nebraska’s 3rd District in Congress since 2007 after serving in the Nebraska Legislature from 1999 to 2007. He was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska in 1970, currently resides in Gering, and graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1993.