Articles by Derrick Cain

The EPA announced today, in a final rule, its 2013 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.

As lawmakers pack their bags this week for the August recess, hopes for more movement on a five-year farm bill appear to be pushed to September

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee unanimously approved today the nominations of Krysta Harden to serve as deputy secretary of agriculture and Robert Bonnie to serve as under secretary for natural resources and the environment.

While House Republicans are expected to continue closed door meetings on how to proceed with a stand-alone nutrition title bill, some conservative members expressed doubt Wednesday that they could get enough votes to approve it.

The highly-anticipated conference of the Senate and the House farm bills is likely to take more shape this week as both chambers are poised to appoint their conferees

The Senate approved a unanimous consent agreement late Thursday to send its five-year farm bill (S. 954) back to the House and formally request a conference.

The administration is continuing to push for creation of legislation dealing with Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), freshly-minted United States Trade Representative Michael Froman told the House Ways and Means Committee in a hearing today.

The Senate confirmed today, on a mostly partisan 59-40 vote, the nomination of Gina McCarthy to serve as EPA administrator.

More than 240 groups from around the country urged Congress today to approve a “full and fair” farm bill this summer and “without further delay.”

The process of moving a five-year farm bill into conference between Senate and House negotiators continued today with Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., reaching out to senators for their concerns.