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Farm Groups Welcome Passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Farm Groups Welcome Passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Farm Groups Welcome Passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives sent the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to President Biden for signature. Agriculture groups responded positively, heralding the legislation that improves the oversight of ocean shipping. Supporters of the legislation say the bill will address many maritime disruptions obstructing the import and export of U ...
Democrats, Republicans Push Administration For Additional Trade Deals
Democrats, Republicans Push Administration For Additional Trade Deals
Democrats, Republicans Push Administration For Additional Trade Deals
The Biden Administration and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai have come under fire from lawmakers of both parties in Congress for not pursuing free trade agreements. Washington’s Maria Cantwell, member of the Senate Finance Committee, told Ambassador Tai that farmers in the Evergreen state want free trade deals. “ ...
Cantwell Calls On Lawmakers To Pass Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Cantwell Calls On Lawmakers To Pass Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Cantwell Calls On Lawmakers To Pass Ocean Shipping Reform Act
On Wednesday, Washington Senator Maria Cantwell took to the Senate Floor, urging lawmakers to pass the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Cantwell said the legislation, which she helped clear the Commerce Committee, will provide long-term solutions to ease supply chain challenges ...
Cantwell Calls On Administration To Prioritize Those Who Move Food
Cantwell Calls On Administration To Prioritize Those Who Move Food
Cantwell Calls On Administration To Prioritize Those Who Move Food
On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee voted to move the nomination of Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary on to the full Senate for a vote. At Wednesday’s hearing Washington Senator Maria Cantwell noted that if confirmed, she will call on Buttigieg and President Biden to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for workers helping to move food products. “ ...
Biden Projected Winner, Ag Community Reacts
Biden Projected Winner, Ag Community Reacts
Biden Projected Winner, Ag Community Reacts
Over the weekend, the Associated Press and several other national news outlets officially projected Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 Presidential Election. That announcement came after the Pennsylvania electoral votes were put in the former Vice President’s column, pushing him over the needed 270 to win. M ...
Cantwell, Wyden Look To Help Prevent Catastrophic Wildfires
Cantwell, Wyden Look To Help Prevent Catastrophic Wildfires
Cantwell, Wyden Look To Help Prevent Catastrophic Wildfires
Late last week, Washington Senator Maria Cantwell took to the Senate Floor calling for more to be done to fight wildfires now and to prevent them into the future. First, Cantwell called on President Trump to help the U.S. reach out to the international community for additional firefighters ...
Northwest Senators Call For COVID-19 Help For Wheat Growers
Northwest Senators Call For COVID-19 Help For Wheat Growers
Northwest Senators Call For COVID-19 Help For Wheat Growers
It’s not often that all six of the Northwest Senators are on the same page. But as proven over and over, 2020 is not your typical year. Washington’s Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Idaho’s Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, and Oregon’s Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined bipartisan group of lawmakers calling on Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to provide financial assistance to wheat growers impacted by the coro

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