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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Congress”

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Lawmakers Get Updated on Organic Industry Needs

Dan February 5, 2019 Legislative, Organic

Lawmakers in Congress are getting a thorough update on the needs and concerns of the organic industry this week.  More than 20 farmer-members from the Organic Trade Association’s Farmers Advisory …

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On-time Farm Bill Hopes Dim

Dan September 25, 2018 Farm Bill, Industry News Release, Legislative

Hopes of an on-time farm bill are diminishing as lawmakers now have less than a week to finish a bill, get it passed by both chambers again, and on the …

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Trade Promotion Authority to Auto-Renew

Jim Rogers June 27, 2018 Industry News Release

Trade Promotion Authority will auto-renew at the end of this month due to no congressional action. Originally authorized by Congress during the Obama administration for the advancement of the Trans-Pacific …

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W. H. and GOP Leaders Considering Ditching Estate Tax Repeal

Dan September 21, 2017 Industry News Release

The White House and GOP Congressional leaders are considering ditching estate tax repeal and other tax breaks that Democrats charge, favor the wealthy. The idea is to pick up Democratic …

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Congress Returns Next Month Facing Challenges

Dan August 17, 2017 Industry News Release, Legislative

Congress returns next month and immediately faces huge spending and debt ceiling challenges, before other politically important measures like tax reform and the farm bill. House and Senate appropriators have …

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Farmers Worried About the Future of Health Care

Dan July 18, 2017 Industry News Release

It may not be front and center in agriculture like the farm bill discussion is, but farmers have a lot to worry about as Congress debates the future of health …

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New Spending Bill’s Impact on Agriculture

Dan May 2, 2017 Industry News Release, Legislative

Congress put together a spending package on Sunday night that would keep the government running through the rest of fiscal year 2017. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says the bottom line …

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Agri View: 2018 Farm Bill Debate

Dan April 17, 2017 Agri View

    Everett Griner talks about the debate beginning on the 2018 Farm Bill in today’s Agri View.         Well Congress is working on the next Farm …

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Agri View: Unwelcome Laws

Dan March 8, 2017 Agri View

Everett Griner talks about states passing unwelcome farm laws in today’s Agri View.

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Delegates Urge Congress to Support Regulatory Reform

Dan January 10, 2017 Industry News Release

American Farm Bureau Federation delegates from all 50 states and Puerto Rico today approved a special resolution urging Congress to enact swift, meaningful and strongly bipartisan regulatory reform. The resolution, …

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Congress Trying to “REIN” in Regulations

Dan January 10, 2017 Industry News Release

Republicans in the House of Representatives have tried for six years to advance a bill requiring Congressional approval for any new administrative rule projected to cost the economy more than …

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New Congress Targeting Regulations

Dan January 4, 2017 Industry News Release

With a new Congress seated in Washington, D.C., the Republican-led majority will push to roll back government regulations put in place by the Barack Obama administration.

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Congress Back in Session This Week

Dan September 6, 2016 General, Industry News Release

After a seven-week recess, Congress returns to session this week as many have little expectation lawmakers will accomplish much of anything with the November elections looming.

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Obama Tells Congress That TPP Is Coming

Dan August 16, 2016 General

The White House let Congress know last Friday morning that it will be bringing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement to lawmakers in a move that’s intended to bring new energy to …

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