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Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Increase Trade Programs
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Increase Trade Programs
On Thursday, a host of lawmakers, including Washington’s Dan Newhouse and Kim Schrier introduced legislation that looks to boost trade and support American farmers.  The Supporting Market Access to Reinvigorate Trade (SMART) Act of 2022, would increase funding to several trade focused programs at USDA, including the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development Program (FMDP).     Oth
House Lawmakers Introduce American Port Access Privileges Act
House Lawmakers Introduce American Port Access Privileges Act
Last week, two California Democrats introduced the American Port Access Privileges Act in the House of Representatives.  John Garamendi and Jim Costa say the bill follows up on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Representative Costa said, “We need to remove bottlenecks and mitigate congestion at our ports to carry out American exports.” The l...
House Lawmakers Press USDA Over Food Box Contracts
House Lawmakers Press USDA Over Food Box Contracts
House Agriculture Committee members want questions answered regarding the Department of Agriculture’s Families Food Box Program. Led by Democrat Marcia Fudge of Ohio, the group sent a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue. They said the letter comes amid reports of contracts under the program awarded to companies with little to no experience in agriculture and food distribution, and may have little

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