President Trump this week signed multiple orders directing wide swaths of the federal government to eliminate anti-competitive regulations.

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The Senate on Thursday took a procedural vote to advance a budget resolution to accomplish President Trump’s tax and energy agenda. The vote is the next procedural step in the “budget reconciliation” process.

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Republicans won two House seats in special elections this week, adding to their tight majority in the chamber.

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The Department of Homeland Security this week announced its plan to end the parole program for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and their immediate family members. The program’s termination, which would take effect on April 24, 2025, would also end work authorization for individuals from these countries participating in the program.

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins this week announced new actions to reduce burdens on U.S. chicken processing facilities, allowing for greater efficiency while maintaining food and worker safety standards. The directive instructs the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to eliminate outdated administrative requirements that have slowed production and added unnecessary costs for American producers.

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Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY) this week introduced “The Lowering Egg Prices Act” with Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), and Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), that would cut bureaucratic red tape that forces farmers to discard hundreds of millions of eggs each year.

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The House on Tuesday passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) extending current government funding through the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2025. The Senate is set to vote on the bill later today.

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The Trump administration this week announced that products traded with Mexico and Canada under the rules of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) agreement will be exempted for one month from the 25 percent tariffs imposed earlier this week.

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Allen Harim names new CEO

On March 7, 2025, in Industry Notes, by David Elrod

Allen Harim this week announced the appointment of Mike Little as Chief Executive Officer.

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