Washington Report for 4-17-17

By Steve Kopperud

Read this week's headlines below.

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• April 24 Perdue Senate Confirmation Vote Schedule Sets Off Heitkamp
• White House Continues Push to Downsize Government, Cut Costs
• Obamas Re-emerge to Talk about Food
• Sessions Kicks Immigration Enforcement Action into High Gear
• Senate Ag Panel to Hold Second Farm Bill Hearing in Michigan May 6
• Conservation Programs Get Farm Bill Attention; Thune Wants Higher CRP Cap
• States Ask USDA to Buy More Surplus Cheese, Butter, Blame Canadian Reclassification System
• Conaway Inherits Russia Election Probe Reins
• Trump Looks to Fill White House CEQ Chair
• Pruitt Says Dump Paris Climate Agreement; NFU Tells White House to Honor Paris Accord
• EPA to Meet with States Over How to Repropose WOTUS
• Federal Court Tosses EPA CAFO Air Emission Exemption
• Beef Makes the Cut on U.S.-China 100-day Agreement Deal
• U.S. Corn Ethanol Use Up; Global Coarse Grain Production Higher