Washington Report for 4-10-17

By: Steve Kopperud

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• April 24 Set for Perdue Senate Confirmation Vote
• House Ag Committee Talks Tax Reform as Ryan, White House Work on Plans
• HELP Committee Hears Gottlieb as FDA Commissioner Nominee
• Lighthizer Nomination Stuck
• SCOTUS Won’t Mess with WOTUS
• NRDC, Pesticide Action Network Want Fed Court to Order Ban on Chlorpyrifos
• New Group Battles RFS Proposal
• State Ag Departments:  Fully Fund USDA, FDA and EPA Discretionary Spending
• FTC Calls for Sale of U.S. Assets in Okaying China National, Syngenta Merger; EU Gives Green Light