FRANKFORT — House Speaker Greg Stumbo will travel to China in November with 54 legislators from more than 30 other states to attend a forum on trade and invesment.
“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.”
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