House Resolution 122 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 122 BY M. SMITH , STAED , LENSING , STECKMAN , KURTH , THEDE , ISENHART , MASCHER , HUNTER , ANDERSON , BEARINGER , HEDDENS , KEARNS , COHOON , OLDSON , JACOBY , R. SMITH , BROWN-POWERS , McCONKEY , T. TAYLOR , GASKILL , BRECKENRIDGE , FORBES , H. MILLER , MEYER , GAINES , WOLFE , PRICHARD , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , OLSON , KRESSIG , ABDUL-SAMAD , KACENA , NIELSEN , HALL , and WINCKLER A Resolution calling on President Donald Trump and the 1 United States Congress to immediately engage in 2 constructive dialogue and to negotiate beneficial 3 trade regulations with other countries in order to 4 discontinue trade practices that have an adverse 5 impact on the people of Iowa and on Iowa’s economy. 6 WHEREAS, Iowa leads the nation and the world in 7 ethanol production and the demand for exports of 8 ethanol continues to increase; and 9 WHEREAS, Iowa is the largest producer of corn and 10 hogs in the United States; and 11 WHEREAS, Iowa is one of the top producers of 12 soybeans in the United States; and 13 WHEREAS, in 2017 Iowa exported over $13.2 billion 14 in manufactured goods and value-added agricultural 15 products to 185 countries; and 16 WHEREAS, Iowa is a leading exporter of pork, corn, 17 and feed grain; and 18 WHEREAS, Iowa is second in the nation for soybean 19 exports; and 20 WHEREAS, Iowa is second in the nation for overall 21 value of agricultural exports; and 22 -1- LSB 6244YH (8) 87 ko/rn 1/ 4

H.R. 122 WHEREAS, Iowa exported pork products to 32 countries 1 in 2017; and 2 WHEREAS, Iowa is home to more than 6,000 3 manufacturing firms that contribute more than $28 4 billion to Iowa’s economy; and 5 WHEREAS, over 214,000 Iowans, representing almost 6 14 percent of Iowa’s total workforce, are employed by 7 Iowa manufacturing firms; and 8 WHEREAS, in 2017 the top five importers of Iowa 9 manufactured goods and value-added agricultural 10 products were Canada, Mexico, Japan, China, and 11 Germany; and 12 WHEREAS, President Trump announced tariffs on the 13 import of certain steel and aluminum articles; and 14 WHEREAS, on April 2, 2018, the Chinese Ministry of 15 Commerce announced tariffs on products manufactured in 16 the United States, including a 25 percent tariff on 17 certain pork products; and 18 WHEREAS, President Trump has indicated his 19 intentions to impose substantial additional tariffs on 20 Chinese-made products; and 21 WHEREAS, on April 4, 2018, the Chinese Ministry of 22 Commerce announced a 25 percent tariff on soybeans and 23 additional tariffs on other products produced in the 24 United States and such tariffs may be detrimental to 25 the people of Iowa and Iowa’s economy; and 26 WHEREAS, President Trump has expressed his 27 intentions to take actions impacting trade 28 relationships with additional trade partners; and 29 WHEREAS, President Trump’s actions have already 30 -2- LSB 6244YH (8) 87 ko/rn 2/ 4

H.R. 122 destabilized the markets for Iowa farmers and 1 manufacturers who are experiencing sharp declines in 2 commodity prices for pork, soybeans, and corn; and 3 WHEREAS, Iowa agricultural experts predict 20 4 percent of Iowa farmers face the danger of losing their 5 land within the next two years; and 6 WHEREAS, failure to quickly end any possibility of a 7 trade war could result in China permanently replacing 8 Iowa exports with commodities and products from other 9 countries, including Brazil; and 10 WHEREAS, an escalating trade war could cause 11 President Trump or additional trade partners to take 12 actions detrimental to the people of Iowa and to Iowa’s 13 economy; NOW THEREFORE, 14 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 15 That the House of Representatives calls on President 16 Trump and the United States Congress to engage in 17 constructive dialogue and to negotiate beneficial 18 trade regulations with other countries in order to 19 discontinue trade practices that have an adverse impact 20 on the people of Iowa and on Iowa’s economy; and 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Iowa Governor Kim 22 Reynolds, Senator Charles Grassley, Senator Joni Ernst, 23 Congressman Steve King, Congressman David Young, and 24 Congressman Rod Blum, all of whom supported Donald 25 Trump’s candidacy in 2016 even while he threatened a 26 possible trade war, should take bold action immediately 27 to ensure that President Trump reverses his course 28 to create a trade war, to guarantee that no farmers 29 will lose their land as a result of a trade war, and 30 -3- LSB 6244YH (8) 87 ko/rn 3/ 4

H.R. 122 to require that the federal government reimburse Iowa 1 farmers for significant losses already sustained due to 2 the market disruption; and 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 4 Resolution be sent to President of the United States 5 Donald J. Trump, Vice President and President of the 6 United States Senate Michael Pence, Majority Leader 7 of the United States Senate Mitchell McConnell, Jr., 8 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 9 Paul Ryan, Jr., United States Ambassador to China Terry 10 Branstad, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, and each member 11 of Iowa’s congressional delegation. 12 -4- LSB 6244YH (8) 87 ko/rn 4/ 4