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Republican Governors Send Letter Asking Congress to Ratify USMCA
Republican Governors Send Letter Asking Congress to Ratify USMCA
Republican Governors Send Letter Asking Congress to Ratify USMCA
Just over half the nation’s governors co-signed a letter to Congress asking for rapid ratification of USMCA.  The Thursday said, in part, “Nearly 25 years after passing the North American Free Trade Agreement, it’s time to update our trade policies with two of our most critical trading partners.”   The governor...
Conservatives Attack House Farm Bill
Conservatives Attack House Farm Bill
Conservatives Attack House Farm Bill
Key Democrats in the House are already lining up in opposition to the House version of the 2018 Farm Bill because of proposed changes to SNAP.  TheHill.com says the bill is now facing attacks from conservative groups.  Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners, two groups that are associated with billionaire conservative donors Charles and David Koch, sent a joint letter to Congress in opposit
House GOP Looking To Push Tax Reform Through
House GOP Looking To Push Tax Reform Through
House GOP Looking To Push Tax Reform Through
House Republicans are speeding up efforts to pass tax reform, a key for agriculture, but an American Farm Bureau official says, for procedural reasons, health care reform will come first in the Senate.  AFBF Tax Adviser Pat Wolff said after the House passed its healthcare reform bill as part of a budget adjustment process that will require only a simple majority for the Senate to pass its version.