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IDFA Urged to Pass The Bipartisan Bill to Create a Labelling Standard for Foods with GMOs
Mar 27, 2015The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) in the US has urged Congress to pass the bipartisan bill that will create a labelling standard for foods with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling ...
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The Plan Will Require Three Federal Waivers
Feb 25, 2014The plan will require three federal waivers, would sunset after three years without continued 100 percent federal contributions and would use private insurance to reach the additional low-income New Hampshire residents. It's similar to the ...
Tags: State Senators, Medicaid Expansion, low-income residents, Concord
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Chat The Propane Spike in Marketing Talk
Feb 17, 2014This year's spike of U.S. liquified propane (LP) prices has been blamed on increased grain drying, harsh winter weather, low supplies and exports. But, the increased amounts of product being exported, while many U.S. LP users struggle to ...
Tags: Propane, propane stocks, LP prices
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Statement From NCGA Stressed Importance of Preserving Renewable Fuel Standard
Jan 24, 2014The following is a statement from National Corn Growers Association President Martin Barbre on Senate and House letters to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, stressing the importance of preserving the Renewable Fuel Standard: ...
Tags: agriculture, rural economy
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Tom Vilsack Urged Him to Move Forward to Modernize Department's Poultry Inspection System
Dec 25, 2013A bipartisan group of 13 U.S. senators from both sides of the aisle sent a letter last week to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to move forward with a proposal to modernize the department's poultry ...
Tags: poultry inspection system, USDA
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INDA Applauded The July 17 Introduction of H.R. 2708, The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill
Jul 25, 2013INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry applauded the July 17 introduction of H.R. 2708, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB), by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), ...
Tags: Tariff Bill, Textile
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A Bipartisan Group of US Senators Is Urging Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz
Jul 12, 2013A bipartisan group of US senators is urging Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz to speed approvals of LNG exports requests, saying that at its current rate, the Department of Energy will take two years to approve all the pending permits. "By ...
Tags: LNG Export, Moniz
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The Senate Is Expected to Vote Next Week on an Immigration Bill
Jun 24, 2013The Senate is expected to vote next week on an immigration bill, and it is likely to pass after one last fight to give U.S. workers hiring preference over foreigners with H-1B visas. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Sherrod Brown ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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EPA's Pinocchio Nose Continues to Grow Longer Along with Farmer Privacy Scandal
Jun 18, 2013EPA’s Pinocchio nose continues to grow longer. Despite a barrage of criticism following the admitted release of private farmer data to three environmental groups after a Freedom of Information Act request, EPA has clammed up and ...
Tags: EPA, Farmer Privacy
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About US$300 Billion Worth of Intellectual Property Is Stolen From The U.S. Every Year
May 28, 2013The U.S. government should bar foreign companies that repeatedly steal or use stolen U.S. intellectual property from selling their products in the country, a new report recommended. About US$300 billion worth of intellectual property is ...
Tags: US, Foreign Firms, Intellectual Property
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High-Tech's Leading Has Bought Himself Some Time to Try Get The Immigration Bill
May 20, 2013High-tech's leading advocate in the immigration bill fight, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), has bought himself some time, perhaps until Tuesday, to try get the immigration bill changed to the liking of the tech industry. Negotiations are ...
Tags: Computer Products, H-1B Politics
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Senate Judiciary Committee Rejected The Idea on Tuesday of Requiring All H-1B Employers
May 17, 2013WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the idea on Tuesday of requiring all H-1B employers to make a "good faith" effort in hiring U.S. workers before taking on an H-1b worker. The good faith amendment to the comprehensive ...
Tags: Computer Products, Senators, H-1b
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The U.S. Senate Has Voted to Allow States to Collect Sales Tax From Online Retailers
May 8, 2013The U.S. Senate has voted to allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers, making it more difficult to buy tax-free products online. The Senate's vote of 69-27 for the Marketplace Fairness Act late Monday sends the bill to the ...
Tags: US Senate, Internet Sales Tax
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The Immigration Innovation Act Would Increase The Number of H-1B Visas
Jan 31, 2013New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators would nearly double the number of H-1B visas that companies can get each year to hire foreign high-skill workers, including technology employees. The Immigration ...
Tags: legislation, US, technology
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The Senators Described The Framework as a Starting Point for Immigration Reform Bill
Jan 28, 2013The group of U.S. Senators who are leading an effort to develop a bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill want it to include a so-called STEM visa. The bipartisan group of eight senators Monday released the framework for an immigration ...
Tags: Framework, bipartisan group, H-1B program