Neena Moorjani
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Neena Moorjani
congress thanksgiving
We're adjourning the negotiations for Thanksgiving and for consultations with Congress and industry,
generic increase innovative price
The FTA will not increase the price of generic or innovative drugs.
mint profit though whatsoever
There's no profit whatsoever from making pennies, though the U.S. Mint will probably disagree.
efforts reach solution
Ontario's announcement complicates our efforts to reach a long-term negotiated solution to the softwood lumber dispute.
additional agreement both next order prepare round sides time
In order to get an agreement that both sides can successfully implement, we need additional time to prepare for the next round of negotiations.
colombia few panama past postponed rounds three twice
This is not unusual. Just in the past few months, we've postponed rounds with Ecuador three times, Panama twice and Colombia once.
continue refrain urged
In the past, we have urged the EC (European Commission) to refrain from re-imposing sanctions, and we will continue those efforts.
agreement decide embrace given industries nature ongoing solid ultimately
Given the nature of the agreement and ongoing litigation, it will ultimately be up to our respective industries to decide if they want to embrace a solid market-based agreement.
aid along commit committed funds government launch position provide sometime uk
Under this plan, the UK government would commit to provide launch aid sometime in September, but would not formally disburse the funds immediately. The U.S. position has not changed. We are committed to eliminating launch aid along with any other WTO-inconsistent subsidies.
prompt toward
We are working toward prompt ratification of CAFTA.
benefits businesses consumers partners process prompt states toward united
We are working toward prompt ratification of CAFTA. At the same time, the implementation process should not be rushed, so that the benefits to farmers, workers, businesses and consumers of the United States and its CAFTA partners are not jeopardized.
ontario package producers
Today's announcement of a new subsidy package for Ontario lumber producers is disappointing.