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  • Published on 07:22 GMT

    Virginia Is for Pet Lovers, Too

    Cosmetics testing, research dogs/cats, dangerous dogs, pet store employees come under scrutiny By Susan Laume/The Connection Thursday, February 25, 2021 The 2021 Virginia General Assembly had only six companion animal-related bills before it this …

    Source: Alexandria Gazette Packet - Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 25, 2021

    Opinion: Commentary: “My Journey to Becoming a Law”

    “The poor bees would barely be protected at all.” By HB 2030 (As told to Del. Paul Krizek) Thursday, February 25, 2021 Today’s the day! Today’s the second to last step before I become a law. I may have said this yesterday as well, but today really is the …

    Source: Alexandria Gazette Packet - Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 25, 2021

    Final Reading: Two education bills, no agency support

    Education Secretary Dan French discusses school reopening plans at a Covid-19 press briefing on August 18, 2020. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Agency of Education must have been feeling a bit contrary with lawmakers Tuesday.   Spokesperson Ted …

    Source: VTDigger - Vermont - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 24, 2021

    U.S. Senate confirms former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack for return engagement as agriculture secretary

    Already the second-longest-serving U.S. secretary of agriculture, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack began an unprecedented return engagement Tuesday as the Senate confirmed his nomination to the post in the Biden administration. The 92-7 vote places Vilsack …

    Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 24, 2021

    'Tired of getting slapped in the face': older Black farmers see little hope in Biden's agriculture pick

    James “Bill” McGill has been a farmer for 40 of his 76 years. He can’t remember the year his 320-acre farm was put up for sale by the same man from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) he’d gone to for a loan to help him keep it. He can sum up the loss …

    Source: The Guardian - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 24, 2021

    Vilsack confirmed for a second stint as U.S. agriculture secretary

    Tuesday, February 23, 2021 3:03 PM Washington Post: The Senate voted 92-7 today to approve President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary. Vilsack had been expected to have a smooth path to confirmation after the Senate …

    Source: Business Record - Iowa - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 24, 2021

    Vilsack confirmed as agriculture secretary

    *Updated 2/24 The U.S. Senate approved Tom Vilsack for another round as the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture by a 92-7 vote, Feb. 23.  In the session where Vilsack’s nomination was approved, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan), chairwoman of …

    Source: Farm and Dairy - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 24, 2021

    Letter From The Editor: Does the USDA do it?

    Opinion Tom Vilsack is again the Secretary of Agriculture, having won U.S. Senate confirmation in a 92-to-7 vote Tuesday. Sonny Perdue is back home in Georgia playing with his grandchildren. Long live the Secretary of Agriculture, but it’s going to be …

    Source: Food Safety News - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 24, 2021

    Vilsack’s ag secretary nomination clears Senate

    The full Senate easily confirmed the nomination of Tom Vilsack to serve as secretary of agriculture and lead the USDA under the Biden administration. The bipartisan vote of 92-7 reflected a similar broad bipartisan support across party lines seen during …

    Source: Delta Farm Press - Uncategorized
  • Published on Feb 4, 2021

    Boozman officially named Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture Committee

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, was formally named the Ranking Member of the committee after the Senate approved its organizing resolution. As Ranking …

    Source: KNWA News - Uncategorized
  • Published on Feb 24, 2021

    Senate confirms Vilsack as agriculture secretary

    The Senate today confirmed Tom Vilsack as President Biden’s Agriculture secretary. The vote was 92 to 7. The senators voting against Vilsack were Rick Scott, R-Fla.; Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Josh Hawley, R-Mo.; Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; Ted Cruz …

    Source: The Fence Post - Uncategorized
  • Published on Feb 4, 2021

    Kansas Senator Roger Marshall Named to Senate Agriculture Committee

    (Washington, D.C., February 3, 2021) – Today, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell named U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. Following a phone call with Republican Leader McConnell, …

    Source: WIBW News - Uncategorized
  • Published on Feb 23, 2021

    Stimulus and a secretary on the way to USDA

    Editor’s Note: Weekly Agriculture is a weekly version of POLITICO Pro’s daily Agriculture policy newsletter, Morning Agriculture. POLITICO Pro is a policy intelligence platform that combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the …

    Source: Politico - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 23, 2021

    Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dawn D. Stump Before The Market Risk Advisory Committee

    Thank you, Acting Chairman Behnam and Alicia, for holding, what I anticipate, will be a very informative meeting with robust debate around a number of important issues facing not only the markets regulated by the CFTC, but so many topics of interest to the …

    Source: Mondovisione - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 21, 2021

    Westrom Wants to Increase Ethanol Content in Biofuels

    The bill, Westrom said, is a top priority for Minnesota corn farmers and agriculture groups across the state. “Ethanol is one of Minnesota’s only oil wells,” said Westrom, who also chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee. “This legislation allows us to not …

    Source: Grainnet - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 20, 2021

    Biden’s Pick For Agriculture Secretary Splits Farming Community

    How will farming fare during the Biden administration? That question was front and center during a confirmation hearing in early February by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry for Tom Vilsack, President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s pick …

    Source: Florida Star Newspaper - Uncategorized
  • Published on Feb 19, 2021

    USDA headquarters expected to get the new (old) boss after Feb. 23 Senate confirmation vote

    The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm the nomination of Tom Vilsack on Feb. 23, clearing the way for him to serve as President Biden’s Secretary of Agriculture, just as he did for former President Obama. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, the new chairwoman of …

    Source: Food Safety News - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 18, 2021

    Ag Bills On the Mooooove

    Ag Bills On the Mooooove By: Howard Marklein, Senate Ag Committee Chair - 02/17/2021 Representative Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City), Representative Clint Moses (R-Menomonie) and I recently re-introduced our Truth In Food Labeling legislation to protect …

    Source: Wisconsin Ag Connection - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 19, 2021

    The Energy 202: Democrats eye climate in big infrastructure push

    As Erica Werner, Jeff Stein and I report, Biden met Wednesday with senior leadership of the AFL-CIO and other labor unions at the White House and discussed both the current relief package and the coming infrastructure push. “We are so far behind the curve. …

    Source: The Washington Post - Neutral
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