Washington Report for 4-18-16

Read this week's headlines below.

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Senate Ag Panel Approves CFTC Reauthorization on Split Vote; Stabenow Says Bill Won’t Pass Senate
House Appropriators Cut Ag Spending, Increase Projects in Flat FY2017 Ag/FDA Spending Bill Approval; Energy-Water Package Increases Corps of Engineers Waterways Spending
Senate GM Labeling Battle to Go or Die
GAO Takes Issue with USDA Biotech Rules Rewrite
Canadian Pacific Walks Away from Effort to Take Over Norfolk Southern
Food Security Act Passes House
On-Farm Antibiotics Foes Target Food Retailers; Senators Target FDA over Alleged Farmer Misuse
Crop Chemical Notes