“It's good to see that the South Korean government got the message that many of us in Congress were going to prevent any new trade pact from being considered until they fulfilled their commitment to Montana’s ranchers.  I made that very clear when South Korea first banned U.S. beef, and when I met with Ambassador Susan Schwab last year and she agreed to not move any trade deal forward.  This is a big win for Montana’s ag producers and over the next month, I’ll be sure this agreement gets carried out.”

Last October, Rehberg met with Ambassador Susan Schwab, United States Trade Representative, urging her to hold South Korea accountable for resuming the full importation of American beef.  During the meeting, Ambassador Schwab assured Rehberg she would make no attempt to move forward a South Korea Free Trade Agreement until they agreed to reopen their market to U.S. beef products.