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NFU Urges No Vote on Senate ACA Repeal; Bipartisan Fixes Needed for Affordable, Accessible, Quality Healthcare
2017-07-24 21:28:42| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON In advance of an imminent vote in the U.S. Senate on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the nations second largest general farm organization is urging members of the Senate to vote against the failed legislation. National Farmers Union (NFU) […]
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NFU Encouraged by Bipartisan Support for Cotton and Dairy Producers
2017-07-21 20:26:12| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved its fiscal year (FY) 2018 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, which will guide funding for programs that support American agriculture, conservation, and nutrition programs. The bill allocates $145.4 billion in discretionary and mandatory funding and includes provisions for […]
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NFU Applauds USDA Decision to Expand Emergency Haying and Grazing
2017-07-20 23:20:22| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing the release of additional Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota for emergency haying and grazing. The decision will allow […]
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U.S. Should Enforce Trade Agreements, NFU Says
2017-07-19 18:56:39| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1654 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON National Farmers Union (NFU) joined a number of other manufacturing and agricultural organizations to support the U.S. Department of Commerces decision to investigate aluminum and steel imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Should the investigation determine that […]
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NFU Appreciates House Appropriations Committee Partial Restoration of Farm Service Agency Loan Program Funding
2017-07-12 23:23:08| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON Today the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations advanced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Agricultural Appropriations Bill, restoring $190 million to the Guaranteed Operating Loan account through an amendment offered by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME). Despite significant financial hardship occurring in the farm […]
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