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Senate confirms Northey for top USDA post, ending 4-month delay

02/27/18 11:51 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Agriculture Department Bill Northey biofuels farm bill Joni Ernst Pat Roberts sonny Sonny Perdue usda
The Senate confirmed Bill Northey as USDA’s undersecretary for farm programs after Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, dropped a hold he had kept on the nomination for four months in a dispute over biofuel policy.
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