Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) on Thursday introduced an amendment to repeal mandatory country-of-origin labeling laws. Congress has been working to come up with a resolution for COOL ever since the United States lost its latest appeal in the World Trade Organization, opening a path for Canada and Mexico to issue retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.
“As I’ve said before, whether you support or oppose COOL, the fact is retaliation is coming,” Roberts said in a news release Thursday.