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NFU: House Appropriations Ag Subcommittee Cuts to Farm Bill Energy Programs are Short-Sighted
2015-06-19 18:33:53| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (June 19, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today called the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee cuts to mandatory spending for farm bill energy programs in its FY2016 appropriations bill, short-sighted, and reminded lawmakers of the importance of these programs to
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House Approves Trade Authority Bill
2015-06-18 10:00:00| Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition
Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition
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House passes Trade Promotion Authority Bill, still must approve TAA measure
2015-06-12 21:27:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council While the House today voted 219-208 to approve Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, it failed to pass Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), which is required to send the trade package to the president. House lawmakers are expected to vote again on TAA, which provides assistance to workers displaced because of increased trade. The Senate approved TPA and TAA as a package May 23. TPA is vital to finalizing free trade agreements that can boost U.S. pork exports. It defines U.S. read more
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House passes bill to repeal mandatory COOL
2015-06-11 13:35:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: House Committee on Agriculture The House passed H.R. 2393, the Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act, by a vote of 300-131. Introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), H.R. 2393 amends the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 to effectively repeal mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken. read more
Bill to repeal COOL passes House Ag committee
2015-05-23 00:50:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. In a strong bipartisan vote of 38-6, the House Agriculture Committee passed H.R. 2393 which would repeal the Country of Origin Labeling requirements for beef, pork and chicken. This would bring the United States into compliance with last weeks World Trade Organization ruling against the United States. read more
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