Steve Mnuchin

Mnuchin Offers Hope For Farm Assistance In New Relief Package
Mnuchin Offers Hope For Farm Assistance In New Relief Package
Mnuchin Offers Hope For Farm Assistance In New Relief Package
New pandemic relief for agriculture may be back on the table after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin agreed last week to try to resurrect failed talks with Congressional Democrats. Mnuchin said he recently spoke by phone with Speaker Nancy Pelosi after a key Democrat asked him to do so at a House hearing, where the Secretary cited earlier agreements amid rising public pressure for another attempt
Coops Call On Administration To Withdrawal Tax Increase
Coops Call On Administration To Withdrawal Tax Increase
Coops Call On Administration To Withdrawal Tax Increase
The farmer cooperatives want the Trump administration to withdraw proposed tax rules that they say would raise taxes on farmers and ranchers nationwide. On Thursday, the Executive Council of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives asked the Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget to withdraw a proposal that would implement Section 199A(g) of the tax code ...
Groups Ask Treasury Secretary to Guard Against Further Ag Consolidation
Groups Ask Treasury Secretary to Guard Against Further Ag Consolidation
Groups Ask Treasury Secretary to Guard Against Further Ag Consolidation
A coalition consisting of 68 farmer, environmental, and antitrust groups across the country sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin regarding farm consolidation. They’re asking him to ensure that pandemic relief funds do not lead to the further consolidation of the food and agriculture industry. The... Read More ...
Lighthizer Ready To Reengage China
Lighthizer Ready To Reengage China
Lighthizer Ready To Reengage China
U.S. Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer said the United States is ready to reengage with China on trade, as the two sides prepare for a key meeting in Japan between presidents Trump and China's Xi Jinping.  That, amid a major development on the USMCA trade agreement.   ...
China Talks May Drag On Before Wrapping Up
China Talks May Drag On Before Wrapping Up
China Talks May Drag On Before Wrapping Up
Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, put a damper on the prospect of the U.S. and China wrapping up trade talks in the next few weeks.  Kudlow is normally upbeat, but he threw out a bunch of caution last week by saying it may take a few months yet for President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet and finalize an agreement to end the trade war.  ...
U.S., China to Continue Trade Talks This Week
U.S., China to Continue Trade Talks This Week
U.S., China to Continue Trade Talks This Week
The U.S. and China will continue talks this week that will hopefully lead to an end to the trade war between the two economic superpowers.  A Reuters article said sources from both sides feel the recent negotiations kept things moving forward.  The Tru...
WTO Will Rule Against Chinese Agriculture Subsidies
WTO Will Rule Against Chinese Agriculture Subsidies
WTO Will Rule Against Chinese Agriculture Subsidies
The World Trade Organization will soon rule in favor of the United States in a long-standing dispute with China.  The U.S. says Chinese government subsidies it gives to corn and rice growers are a violation of WTO rules.  Politico added the confidential ruling was shown to interested parties before Christmas.  The ruling could ...

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