Items Tagged with 'Rick Scott'

Advocates in favor and opposed to impending tariffs on Mexican tomatoes have ramped up their lobbying efforts in recent days and weeks, with supporters of an agreement to suspend duties optimistic that there is still time to avert new duties. 

Tax and spending cuts are at the top of the to-do list for congressional Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump. But there are a broad array of other issues in play that are critical to food and agriculture, from farm bill and the next dietary guidelines to regulations for pesticides and gene-edited crops, and the future of the Biden administration's climate policies.

President-elect Donald Trump insists that tariffs he’s thinking of imposing on trading partners would cost Americans “nothing.” But on Sunday he said he couldn’t guarantee that outcome.

Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune, who has a deep background in agriculture policy, as the chamber's next majority leader. Thune, who is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and currently holds the No. 2 GOP role as minority whip, defeated Texas Sen. John Cornyn on the second ballot.

Senate Republicans are slated to pick their new party leadership this morning in a closed-door, secret ballot election.  

A possible relief package for farmers is in play as lawmakers return to Washington the first time since Donald Trump's sweeping victory, and Senate Republicans are set to elect a leader who will be critical to carrying out the president-elect's legislative agenda.