Stumbo plans trade trip to China
House Speaker Greg Stumbo stands at the House dias on Jan. 7, 2009.
“I’m exictied about discussing a number of trade issues,” Stumbo said in a statement.
“According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Kentucky’s exports to China have grown more than 800 percent since 2000, and now total more than $600 million a year. While these numbers are impressive, there is significant room for growth.
“This trade mission will help us build on those gains and see what more the General Assembly can do. One area in particular I want to explore is expanding markets for Kentucky coal.”
Stumbo said he will ask members of the Kentucky Coal Association to provide him with information about opportunities in Eastern and Western Kentucky that he could share with Chinese business leaders and government officials.
The forum will be held Nov. 10 to 15, and is being hosted by the China Association for International Friendly Contact and the State Legislative Leaders Foundation. SLLF is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that works with an estimated 350 House and Senate leaders nationwide.
In a letter to those invited, the president of SLLF wrote, “This will be an historic program, bringing together U.S. state legislative leaders and business leaders from across America with high-ranking Chinese business and political leaders to discuss issues of mutual interest and expand opportunities for trade and investment.”
As a sponsor of the event, SLLF is covering the cost of air fare, lodging and meals, Stumbo’s news release said.
–Jack Brammer
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Bubbleup | Sep 30, 2009 | Reply
I’m waiting for the punchline. With all of the KLC, airport, KACO and library travel abuses the Speaker is not really going to China…is he?
George Baldwin | Sep 30, 2009 | Reply
This dummy. You gotta be kidding.
unfair | Oct 2, 2009 | Reply
Kentucky will for sure be the butt of all jokes now. Can you believe they are sending this man. Whew, ahwwww, ughhh. Pitiful.
pete rose | Jan 7, 2010 | Reply
Where in the heck is OBL at? I thought obama was going to get him and he’s been in office,with the help of fools like you,for a year and he hasn’t done a thing that i or anyone like. Remember it takes 2 to know something and obama is not a african american because his negro dad was a african/africa meaning his momma couldn’t get pregnant by an african-american. By the way i’m a scots/american and the next time i get license i want my race put on my license. Screw you yllmf.