Washington Report for 11-20-17
By Steve Kopperud
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- Congress Goes Away Next Week for Thanksgiving; AFBF Says the Feast is Cheaper this Year
- Full House Approves Tax Reform Bill 227-205; Senate Finance Committee Approves Tax Bill
- Perdue Continues with USDA Reorganization Action Plan; GIPSA, Grain Inspection Move to AMS
- Blumenauer’s “New” Farm Bill Sees “Overhaul” of Income Safety Net, Conservation Programs
- NAFTA Notes
- Ross Hits Ag for “Screaming and Yelling” Over Administration NAFTA Talk
- Trump Will Get Reworked NAFTA Deal: Ross
- Top Negotiators Not in Mexico City for NAFTA Round 5
- Industry Calls on Lighthizer to Protect NAFTA Trucking Provision
- EPA Notes
- Ag Groups, Monsanto Sue Over Glyphosate in California
- EPA Moves to Formally Delay WOTUS – Just in Case…
- Another $44 Billion for Disaster Aid to be Requested
- Ag Value to Economy, Jobs Outlined in New Study
- Farm Exports Jump 8% in FY2017