Fight for fair trade deals that prioritize American farmers and domestic production.
Fight for fair trade deals that prioritize American farmers and domestic production.
Occurrences
Evidence
The letter says U.S. specialty crop growers are under unsustainable pressure from unfair imports, urges USTR to consider trade measures during the USMCA review, and says those steps are needed to keep U.S. producers viable against unfair foreign competition. Russell Fry is listed among the congressional signatories.
The House record shows H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, on passage by a 391-18-1 vote. The bill would prohibit federal funds from being used to finance foreign shrimp farms, and the yeas list includes Fry, matching Russell Fry of South Carolina's 7th District.
Assessments
Fry took same-term federal actions aligned with the promise: he signed a USTR/USMCA specialty-crop letter seeking trade measures against unfair imports and voted for House passage of the Save Our Shrimpers Act to restrict federal support for foreign shrimp farms. These are meaningful efforts to prioritize domestic producers, but the record does not show that Fry secured a completed fair trade deal or enacted final policy outcome, so this is partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.