Ron Kind

Kind: Lawmakers Need To Address Ag Labor
Kind: Lawmakers Need To Address Ag Labor
Kind: Lawmakers Need To Address Ag Labor
As the lame duck session of Congress works through the final weeks of 2022, many farm and agriculture groups are pressing lawmakers to finish immigration reform through the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.  The legislation, spearheaded by Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse and others, has already cleared the House, but has not been voted on in the Senate.  Representativ...
Kind: Administration Following USMCA, Dairy Issue Closely
Kind: Administration Following USMCA, Dairy Issue Closely
Kind: Administration Following USMCA, Dairy Issue Closely
In May, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office initiated the second USMCA dispute regarding Canadian dairy tariff-rate quota policies.  The TRQs deny allocation access to eligible applicants, including retailers, food service operators, and other types of importers, and impose new conditions on the allocation and use of the TRQs. Wiscon...
Kind: New USPS Standards Hurt Rural America
Kind: New USPS Standards Hurt Rural America
Kind: New USPS Standards Hurt Rural America
The new service standards implemented this month by the United States Postal Service have lawmakers from Rural America concerned. The Postal Service increased time-in-transit standards by one or two days for certain mail that is traveling longer distances, saying standards for single-piece First-Class Mail traveling within a local area will continue to be two days ...
Lawmakers Look To Establish A Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission
Lawmakers Look To Establish A Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission
Lawmakers Look To Establish A Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission
House lawmakers from Wisconsin recently reintroduced legislation to establish the Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission. The bipartisan legislation was recently reintroduced by Democrat Ron Kind and Republican Mike Gallagher. Kind said the Commission would consist of a broad coalition of dairy farmers, processors, and industry experts to provide recommendations on how to address some of the bigges
Newhouse: CIAO Act Provides Clarity For Organic Producers
Newhouse: CIAO Act Provides Clarity For Organic Producers
Newhouse: CIAO Act Provides Clarity For Organic Producers
Earlier this Spring, Oregon’s Peter DeFazio and Washington’s Dan Newhouse joined Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Jimmy Panetta of California and Chellie Pingree of Maine, introducing the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organics Standards Act, better known as the CIAO Act. Newhouse ...
Supporters: Proposed Legislation Will Provide Certainty For Organic Growers
Supporters: Proposed Legislation Will Provide Certainty For Organic Growers
Supporters: Proposed Legislation Will Provide Certainty For Organic Growers
Late last week, a host of lawmakers including central Washington’s Dan Newhouse and western Oregon’s Peter DeFazio introduction legislation they say will improve the federal process for the oversight of organic standards. Supporters says the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act will establish a new framework for advancing organic standards, improving oversight and e
Kind Introduces Legislation Aid At Addressing Shortage In Veterinarians
Kind Introduces Legislation Aid At Addressing Shortage In Veterinarians
Kind Introduces Legislation Aid At Addressing Shortage In Veterinarians
Legislation recently introduced by Representative Ron Kind looks to help address veterinarian shortages nationwide. He said the bipartisan Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act would lift the overly burdensome taxes on programs that encourage veterinarians to practice in rural communities ...
Legislative Fix Introduced to Make More Farmers Eligible for PPP
Legislative Fix Introduced to Make More Farmers Eligible for PPP
Legislative Fix Introduced to Make More Farmers Eligible for PPP
Supporters says new bipartisan legislation will make more farmers and ranchers eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program. Representative Ron Kind, a Wisconsin Democrat, and Jeff Fortenberry, a Nebraska Republican, recently introduced the Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers Act ...
Bipartisan Push Seeks More Farmers and Ranchers Eligible for PPP Loans
Bipartisan Push Seeks More Farmers and Ranchers Eligible for PPP Loans
Bipartisan Push Seeks More Farmers and Ranchers Eligible for PPP Loans
Lawmakers seek clarified terms to ensure more farmers and ranchers are eligible for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program. The request, via a letter to the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration, was led by Representative Ron Kind and Senator Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Democrats, along with Republican Senator John Thune of South Dakota ...

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