News Releases

Meat Inspection Disruptions Avoided as Congress Passes Continuing Resolution

March 21, 2013

With less a week before current funding expires, the House passed H.R. 933, its continuing resolution, this morning, sending the bill to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature. Included in the bill are updated spending ...

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U.S. Waterways Receive D Minus on Latest Infrastructure Report Card

March 21, 2013

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its annual report card this week on the state of America’s infrastructure. The inland waterways infrastructure received the lowest grade—a D minus—of the 16 categories. Bridges and ...

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Congress Sees Legislation on Public-Private Waterways Infrastructure Partnership

March 21, 2013

This week, the Senate and House saw introduction of bipartisan proposals sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Illinois House delegation members to initiate public-private partnerships for waterways infrastructure. The Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act would create a ...

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Senate Committee Approves Water Resources Development Act

March 21, 2013

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on Wednesday approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) proposal (S. 601) introduced just last week by Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member David Vitter (R-La.). ...

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ASA/WISHH Works with Guatemalan Bakery

March 14, 2013

This month ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) program further cemented a long-time relationship with regional distributor Distribuidora del Caribe (DDC) and local bakery “Bakery and More” in Guatemala City, Guatemala. DDC ...

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