The House Appropriations Committee yesterday advanced the fiscal year 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill out of full committee, on a voice vote.

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The Senate Committee on Agriculture held a confirmation hearing on Thursday for former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, who has been tapped by the Trump Administration to be the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

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Ray Starling, Chief of Staff to North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis (R), this week has been appointed to serve in the position of Special Assistant for Agriculture, Trade and Food Assistance in President Trump’s White House Economic Council.

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Chicken Caucus Reinstated for 115th Congress

On January 13, 2017, in Congressional News, by Harrison Kircher

The Congressional Chicken Caucus was officially reformed in both the Senate and House of Representatives, as members came back to Washington for the first full week of the new 115th Congressional session.

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NCC joined 125 associations representing manufacturers, farmers, agribusinesses, retailers, importers and exporters, and key supply-chain stakeholders this week in a letter to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association encouraging early negotiations on a contract extension or new contract.

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As reported in last week’s Washington Report, the fiscal year 2017 appropriations process is well underway in both chambers of Congress. The House bill was passed in full committee by voice vote on April 19, and the Senate bill was unanimously passed (30-0) by full committee last week.

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