Warnock, Cruz Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect American Shrimpers

The Save Our Shrimpers Act protects Georgia’s workers and businesses against unfair foreign trade practices by opposing the use of taxpayer dollars to support foreign shrimp competitors The bipartisan legislation offers an essential remedy for years of market over-saturation facilitated by international financial institutions Senator Reverend Warnock: “Our bipartisan legislation will help level the playing field, support American producers and ensure Georgia’s shrimping industry has a fair chance to compete and thrive” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Reverend Warnock (D-GA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Save Our Shrimpers Act. This bipartisan legislation limits funds distributed through international financial institutions from being used to support foreign shrimp farming, processing, or export projects. “The Georgia shrimp industry has been decimated by unfair foreign shrimp dumping that has squeezed Georgia shrimpers and processors and threatened the livelihoods of Georgia’s coastal communities,” said Senator Warnock. “Our bipartisan legislation will help level the playing field, support American producers and ensure Georgia’s shrimping industry has a fair chance to compete and thrive.” As a member of the Senate Agriculture and Finance Committees, Senator Warnock previously signed letters supporting trade investigations into unfair shrimp trade practices. He is also a longtime advocate of market-level solutions that directly invest in American producers. The Save Our Shrimpers Act limits international financial institutions from using U.S. taxpayer funds to support the foreign shrimp industry, which has disproportionately harmed domestic shrimpers across the South. This legislation is supported by the Southern Shrimp Alliance and American Shrimp Processors Association. ###