Washington, D.C.—Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the World Trade Organization's ruling against Country of Origin Labeling regulations:
"Today the World Trade Organization once again validated the concerns of agricultural producers across Arkansans and the country with current Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations. Unless these regulations are reversed, Arkansas exports will soon face a 100 percent retaliatory tariff that will directly impact profit margins and devastate our state economy. President Obama should change course and support the efforts underway in Congress to repeal these misguided regulations immediately. Rest assured, I am working with my colleagues in Congress as well as with partners at the Canadian and Mexican embassies to modify COOL regulations and protect Arkansans from losing access to these important markets."
