Source: Rhonda Garrison, SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 4/27/17

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee after weeks of delays, has favorably reported to the full Senate, the nomination of Robert Lighthizer to be President Trump’s U.S. Trade Representative, a key post for ag trade amid Trump’s ambitious trade agenda.
The unanimous committee vote came after weeks of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats, who dropped demands to extend expiring coal miners’ health and pension benefits, before…

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