Washington Report for 8-29-16

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ChemChina-Syngenta Deal Gets Green Light from Key Committee; Grassley not Happy
McConnell Says No TPP Vote this Year; Vilsack Continues Push, USDA Forecasts Big Jump in Exports
NGFA, AFIA Ask FDA to Exempt Vets in VFD Recordkeeping Fracas
AFIA Opens FSMA Webinars to Feed, Animal Production at No Cost; FDA to Participate
Study Says No Link Between On-Farm Antibiotic Use, Drug-Resistant Bacteria
WOTUS Federal Case to be Heard in Ohio Court of Appeals Disappointing States
USDA Announces Cheese, Egg Surplus Purchases; NFU Says Congress Needs to Help Come September
Political Notes