Washington Report for 7-13-15

By Steve Kopperud

Read this week's headlines below.

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• House Ag/FDA FY2016 Spending Bill, Heavy with Policy Riders, Approved by Committee
• House Environment Spending Bill Blocks EPA Rules; Pulled Off Floor over Confederate Flag Flap
• Coalition Files Complaint against WOTUS
• Ag Committee set up by State Attorneys General
• Supreme Court Ruling on EPA CAA Rule Inspires Indiana Governor to Seek Other States to Act
• DOJ Pleads Today to Toss States’ Suit on Obama Immigration Orders; Farm Workers Protest
• Highway Bill Extension “Must-do” Before August, May Carry Tax Extenders
• White House wants to Rewrite Biotech Regulation
• USDA Sees Ramp Up of Avian Influenza in the Fall