Washington Report for 5-21-15

By Steve Kopperud

Read this week's headlines below.

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• Senate Marks Up Grain Act Reauthorization
• House Agriculture Votes to Repeal COOL to Avoid Canadian, Mexican Retaliation
• Senate Wants Final Vote on TPA
• WOTUS Hearings Continue, EPA “Outreach” called “Grassroots Lobbying;” Roberts Says EPA “Stacked the Deck” on Comments
• House Passes Two-Month Highway Program Extension; Senate Expected to Follow
• TSCA Goes Slow in Senate; NCSL Urges State Consultations to Move Bill
• Dodd-Frank Comes Under Fire in Senate Banking Bill
• USDA to Dole out $21 Million to Eight Drought States