President Appoints Presidential Emergency Board

Executive board to assist in negotiations between freight rail carriers and unions. President Joe Biden issued an executive order appointing a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to aid in…

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Abbott Infant Formula Plant Resumes Production

The facility reopens again after flooding last month. Abbott, Inc. announced this week that its infant formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, has resumed production. After a four-month shutdown…

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Commerce Department Endorses New Semiconductor Factory

Supports passage of Bipartisan Innovation Act On Monday, the Commerce Department announced the company GlobalWafers’ intent to base their next 300-millimeter silicon wafer factory in Sherman, Texas. The…

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President Biden Addresses Illegal Fishing

A proposed rule would address forced labor and other rights.  On Monday, President Biden signed a national security memo that addresses illegal fishing in international waters.  In it,…

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Legislators Propose Review of Semiconductor Supply Chain

Chips are primarily produced in Taiwan.  A  bipartisan group of legislators in the House of Representatives led by Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin is proposing a systematic review…

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USDA Partners With Ukraine for Food Security

U.S. and Ukraine enter into Memorandum of Understanding. During a meeting with U.N ambassadors and officials last week, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department…

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President Signs Ocean Shipping Bill

Bill intended to curb inflation and ease the export backlog.  Bipartisan legislation to improve oversight of ocean shipping was signed by President Biden Thursday. The president had earlier…

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USDA Commits $65 Million to Food Security of Americas

Participates in joint declaration at Summit of the Americas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) outlined how they will be participating in the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration…

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U.S. Unveils Latin American Economic Plan

Administration offers “social contract” not trade agreements.  President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris went to Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas this week to…

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Administration Concerned with Ukrainian Grain

Russia has blocked Ukrainian ports from shipping.  President Biden’s administration is working to get temporary storage containers for Ukrainian grain into that country, a stopgap measure as it…

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