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House Committee Marks-Up Highway Bill; Amendment on Truck Weights Pushed to House Floor

October 22, 2015

The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee marked-up its draft Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRRA) of 2015 (aka Highway Bill) on Thursday. The bill is a multi-year reauthorization of highway transportation programs, which would ...

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ASA Urges House Members to Vote for Ribble Amendment to Improve Trucking Efficiency

October 22, 2015

The American Soybean Association (ASA) and other industries supporting the increased truck weight limits are actively lobbying House Members in support of an amendment to be offered by Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) that would allow ...

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Soy Aquaculture Alliance Talks Fish Farming in D.C.

October 22, 2015

The American Soybean Association (ASA), as an active member of the Soy Aquaculture Alliance (SAA), coordinated and participated in a series of meetings to promote domestic marine aquaculture in Washington this week. The finalization of ...

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Mississippi River Gets D+ on Infrastructure Report Card

October 22, 2015

America’s Watershed Initiative issued a report card assessing the state of infrastructure on the Mississippi River last week. The report gave the Mississippi a D+, citing aging locks and dams, problems with water supply, flood ...

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Soybean Barge Traffic Slowed By Low Mississippi River

October 22, 2015

Barge traffic came to a standstill on Monday as boats hit low water on the upper Mississippi River, forcing the U.S. Coast Guard to close a section to commercial traffic and begin emergency dredging operations ...

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