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Congress must take 5 ½-Week Summer Recess – It’s the Law
Highway Trust Fund Patch Sent to President
Border Supplemental Punted to September
Pesticide Permitting Bill Passes House on Second Try
House Moves to Sue President
White House Rolls Out Climate Change “Food Resilience” Initiative
USDA Releases Report on Greenhouse Gas “Quantification”
Stabenow Leads Senate Dems in Calling for EPA Action on WOTUS, Wants Farmer “Certainty”
EPA to Try and “Clarify” No USDA Reg Role in WOTUS
Senators Want More Information on FDA/Industry Feed Antibiotics Cooperative Effort
House Members Send Letter to Obama on TPP; No “Fast Track” Vote until Lame Duck
OSHA, with Ag Approval, Clarifies “Small Farm,” “Grain Dealer” Enforcement Powers
Port of Vancouver FGIS Review Underway, says USDA
USDA Doling out Double Payments on Losses: GAO