Port of Oakland, Lawmakers Meet with Supply Chain Stakeholders

Port of Oakland, Lawmakers Meet with Supply Chain Stakeholders

Congressional lawmakers and federal and state officials talked about port bottleneck challenges at a congressional supply chain stakeholder meeting hosted this week at the Port of Oakland, the port revealed Nov. 2.  The meeting, which took place in Jack London Square, was helmed by Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) and featured Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) and Rep. John Garamendi (D-Fairfield). “During the pandemic, international trade on the California coast was disrupted in an unprecedented way,” Lee said. “We know how much these delays have harmed California’s critical agricultural industry and those who rely on these producers.…
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