News Releases

Senators Hold Press Conference in Support of Biodiesel

May 15, 2014

In a press conference on Wednesday, Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) highlighted the need for reinstatement of the biodiesel tax ...

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Soy Growers Praise Biodiesel Support from Farm State Senators

May 15, 2014

American Soybean Association (ASA) President Ray Gaesser, a farmer from Corning, Iowa, praised Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), for speaking ...

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Senate Committee Unveils Draft Highway Bill

May 15, 2014

This week the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee released their proposed highway bill, which would reauthorize the Federal-aid highway program at the baseline level – equal to current funding plus inflation – for ...

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Senators Follow-Up with STB on Rail Concerns

May 15, 2014

This week several Senators from upper Midwest states wrote to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to reiterate concerns that railroads will be able to move fertilizer loads in time to meet farmers needs this spring. ...

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ASA Issues Call to Meeting Notice for Summer Board Meeting

May 15, 2014

The American Soybean Association (ASA) issued its official call to notice for the summer Board of Directors meeting July 8-10 in Washington, D.C. ASA board members should plan to arrive Sunday morning, July 7. Schedule: ...

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