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NFU Urges Congress to Maintain Constitutional Authority by Rejecting TPA; Says TPA Fails to Address Currency Manipulation, Balance Trade Deficit
2015-04-22 22:38:15| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 22, 2015) Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (April 22, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today submitted testimony to both the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, urging Congress to reject Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation that does not
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Coalition Representing Nearly 400 Organizations Urges Congress to Reject Calls for Additional Budget Cuts to 2014 Farm Bill
2015-02-25 03:03:05| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 24, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) and a coalition of nearly 400 organizations representing family farmers and ranchers, agribusiness, food banks, environmental and faith-based organizations urged U.S. Senate and House leaders to reject all calls for additional cuts to the 2014
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Obama urges Congress to aim higher than Keystone pipeline
2015-01-21 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
US President Barack Obama has urged Congress to set its sights higher than a single oil pipeline, as the country looks to upgrade its infrastructure.
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API Urges Obama To Work With Congress On U.S. Jobs From The Keystone XL Pipeline
2014-11-19 03:58:08| oilandgasonline Home Page
API President and CEO Jack Gerard commended the strong bipartisan House passage of H.R. 5682 to approve the final leg of the Keystone XL pipeline and urged the president to demonstrate his concern for U.S. job creation by approving the final bill.
NAFA Urges Congress to Develop Long-Term Solution to Highway Funding
2014-08-03 20:24:23| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
NAFA Members fleets are major users of the American highway system. They face congestion, poor road conditions, closed bridges, and other obstacles that have a direct impact on their efficiency and their employers bottom lines. The U.S. Congress recently passed a short-term fix to provide funding for the Highway Trust Fund, but their work is not done yet, according to NAFA Fleet Management Association. Congress must develop a long-term solution to this significant issue that has been plaguing the United States for more than a decade, said NAFA Chief Executive Officer Phillip E. Russo, CAE. We applaud Congress for taking action to provide a short-term patch, but they have once again kicked the can down the road and have not resolved the root issue. READ MORE The Article NAFA Urges Congress to Develop Long-Term Solution to Highway Funding appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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