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Miners rallying to save pensions

11/29/17 5:38 AM By Sandra Cowherd

United Mine Workers Association (UMWA) members are in Washington this week urging Congress to preserve pensions of 87,000 retired miners.

Committee vote on Lighthizer for USTR delayed

04/06/17 5:30 PM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2017 – The schedule for a Senate Finance Committee vote to advance the nomination of Robert Lighthizer to be the next U.S. Trade Representative remains uncertain after a delay was announced today.

Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP aims to confirm Gorsuch as Perdue waits

04/02/17 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2017 – Senate Republicans look to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court this week, with Democrats poised to force the GOP leadership to make history and invoke the “nuclear” option to break a filibuster.

Roger Johnson, President of National Farmers Union

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Roger Johnson, President of the National Farmers Union. Earlier this year the North Dakota native announced he’ll not seek re-election. Johnson and NFU support policy to keep more farmers on the land and remain concerned about the economic health of rural America. Johnson offers his thoughts on agriculture’s place at the table on climate policy, his frustration with the EPA’s administration of the renewable fuels standard and challenges developing the next farm bill.

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Meet the Farm Hand

02.19.2020

Meet the Farm Hand: Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, USTR

In this interview, we sit down with Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, assistant U.S. Trade Representative for agricultural affairs and commodity policy at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. We discuss past trade deals, her favorite negotiations to work on, how one balances a personal life with working on U.S. trade deals, and her plans after retirement.

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