Insights and Stories on House Of Representatives

CEOs of four large U.S. meatpackers to testify in Congressional hearing

Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:41 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The chief executives of U.S. meatpackers Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS and National Beef Packing have agreed to testify at a Congressional hearing discussing cattle markets and price increases for consumers, House agriculture committee chairman David Scott said Wednesday. “It is very important, very vital, and very […]

U.S. congressmen seek revival of mandatory COOL on beef

Apr. 2, 2022 at 3:33 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed

Jul. 14, 2021 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Arathy S Nair Shariq Khan

U.S. lawmakers to propose tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel

May. 20, 2021 at 6:29 pm CDT

By David Shepardson Stephanie Kelly

U.S. House ag leader loses election, unsettling Midwest farm sector

Nov. 5, 2020 at 6:22 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

Amended CUSMA pact includes anti-COOL clause

Jan. 4, 2020 at 2:40 am CST

The new Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), a free trade deal set to replace NAFTA, includes language meant to block any future bids at a trade-disrupting country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law. The new clause would, in theory, checkmate a move made last summer by some Democrat members of the U.S. House of Representatives […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. House passes CUSMA

Dec. 19, 2019 at 3:47 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday backed a new trade agreement with neighbouring Mexico and Canada in a 385-41 bipartisan vote, sending the NAFTA replacement measure to the Senate for consideration early in 2020. Democrats, who control the House, approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (CUSMA) […]

By Reuters

Canada could be last to ratify CUSMA deal, Trudeau says

Dec. 17, 2019 at 5:45 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada could be the last of the three North American countries to ratify a new trade deal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, indicating that his plan to match the U.S. timetable was set to fail. Trudeau’s Liberal government said from the start it wanted […]

By Reuters

Canada, U.S., Mexico sign agreement, again, to replace NAFTA

Dec. 10, 2019 at 1:45 pm CST

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — Top officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed a fresh overhaul of a quarter-century-old trade pact on Tuesday that aims to improve enforcement of worker rights and hold down prices for biologic drugs by eliminating a patent provision. The signing ceremony in Mexico […]

By Andrea Shalal Sharay Angulo

Trudeau to meet with Pelosi, McConnell on USMCA

Jun. 17, 2019 at 5:27 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week is set to meet with Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, in a bid to fast-track passage of a delayed trade deal, two congressional aides said […]

By alexandra-alper Richard Cowan

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