{"id":66486,"date":"2020-01-30T16:04:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T16:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/?p=66486"},"modified":"2020-01-30T16:33:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T16:33:19","slug":"policy-updates-and-issue-news-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/policy-updates-and-issue-news-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Updates and Issue News January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-tadv-p=\"keep\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28258\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/viewfromthehill-1024x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/viewfromthehill-1024x188.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/viewfromthehill-300x55.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/viewfromthehill-768x141.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/viewfromthehill-1200x220.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/h3>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #d9aa1c; text-align: center; height: 36px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Overview<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p>January has been an extremely slow month for issues and policy actions in Washington. The legislative arena has been overtaken by the Democratic presidential candidates\u2019 campaigns and the Trump impeachment process. The presidential candidates are beginning to hone in more now on rural, agriculture, food, environmental, health and broadband issues. The House is essentially reduced to committee oversight hearings for the foreseeable future. The Senate will have no other business than the impeachment process for several weeks. In the meantime the Iowa presidential caucus is the first Monday of February and the New Hampshire \u201cFirst in the Nation\u201d presidential primary is the second Tuesday of February. The National Grange will take its traditional every-four-years presidential primary fly-in to New Hampshire February 6-9 to participate in the attendees\u2019 campaign of choice. In addition to campaigning, Grangers will spend time in the State Capital and be briefed on America\u2019s electoral processes from Colonial times to present. They will also get a first-hand look at the massive international press corps set-up it takes to cover a modern day presidential primary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #d9aa1c; text-align: center; height: 36px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Presidential Policy and Ag Policy<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p>As the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary get closer,Democratic presidential hopefuls are diving a bit deeper into rural issues and agriculture policy. Most of the leading candidates are promising to address consolidation of agribusiness and use the farm bill conservation programs to curb climate change. Here are some specifics from these candidates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Joe Biden \u2013More support for beginning farmers, local food production and public ag research; curb concentration in agribusiness; use conservation payments to farmers for carbon sequestration.<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Pete Buttigieg \u2013Double funding for antitrust enforcement in agriculture; revise patent law to allow producers to replant seeds grown on their own farms; expand agriculture research and conservation programs.<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Amy Klobuchar \u2013Index commodity programs rates to reflect market changes; appoint a special commission to study economic problems in the dairy sector.<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Bernie Sanders \u2013Establish a national grain reserve and other supply management programs; break up agribusiness giants; pay farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; transition agriculture to regenerative, independent family farming practices.<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Elizabeth Warren \u2013Take land out of production to boost commodity prices; raise commodity loan rates; weaken commodity checkoff programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #d9aa1c; text-align: center; height: 36px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Agriculture and Food<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Waters of the United States (WOTUS)<\/h3>\n<p>The EPA and Corps of Engineers released their final WOTUS rule that farmers, ranchers, landowners, municipalities and others have been waiting for. It replaces an earlier rule that private landowners said was an overreach of Congress\u2019 original definition of navigable waters. National Grange president Betsy Huber issued a public statement applauding the action. \u201cThe new WOTUS rule replaces a rule that overreached the authority granted by Congress to regulate navigable versus not-so-navigable water on private lands. The revised navigable definition provides four clear categories of waters that are to be federally regulated under the Clean Water Act and details what waters are not subject to federal control. This is good news for farmers, ranchers and landowners.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Meat Marketing Fairness<\/h3>\n<p>The USDA is proposing an updated rule that lays out new criteria to determine when contract actions by meat processors and livestock dealers create an unfair business environment for farmers and ranchers by giving undue preference or advantage to one producer over another.&nbsp; The criteria for judging unfair treatment of producers would include, but not be limited to, whether the preference,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Cannot be justified on the basis of cost savings<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Cannot be justified on the basis of meeting the terms or prices offered by a competitor<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Cannot be justified as a \u201creasonable business decision that would be customary in the industry\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The revised rule goes a long way to satisfy National Grange policy, however conflict may still arise in court over various definitions of \u201ccustomary\u201d or traditional business practices.<\/p>\n<h3 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Dairy Merger Faces Antitrust Probe<\/h3>\n<p>Dean Foods, the Dallas-based dairy giant, filed for bankruptcy in November.Now, Dairy Farmers of America is in discussions with Dean Foods to buy Dean\u2019s assets. In 2018, Dean sold more dairy products ($4.8 billion) than any other processor. DFA estimates it markets a third of all milk in the country. The potential market impact of such a massive consolidation in the dairy industry has caught the eye of federal antitrust regulators who are investigating the deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #d9aa1c; text-align: center; height: 36px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Health Care<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<h3 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Imported Drugs Concern Continues<\/h3>\n<p>Back in December, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rule making which would allow states to import drugs from Canada. The problem is that Canada does not review, test or approve drugs transshipped through Canada from a third country. That transshipped drug may be produced in any country under any kind of condition. National Grange policy continues to oppose transshipped imported drugs from Canada because such a drugs may be a fake that doesn\u2019t treat the patient\u2019s illness, it may not contain incorrect ingredient combinations or levels for effective treatment, or such a drug may actually contain in correct ingredients harmful to the patient\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<h3 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">The Drug Price Conundrum<\/h3>\n<p>Getting a handle on the reasons behind escalating drug prices is not easy.&nbsp; Pricing formulas are not straight forward in many cases. According to a new analysis by the Berkley Research Group, nearly half of the total spending brand medicines in 2018 went to the supply chain between the manufacturer and patient. Another study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows that cancer medicines cost nearly twice as much in hospital outpatient facilities than in doctors\u2019 offices. Drug pricing remains a priority issue for the National Grange.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #d9aa1c; text-align: center; height: 36px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Telecommunications<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<h3 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">BIG funding for Rural Broadband<\/h3>\n<p>The recent announcement by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund has been created and will allocate more than $20 billion for rural broadband expansion is an incredible win for rural communities according to a statement released by National Grange President Betsy Huber. These funds will go a long way toward reaching the \u201clast mile\u201d in rural areas with high speed connectivity. Access to real-time market data, web-based business initiatives, educational resources, telehealth services and more will leap-frog rural America into the main stream of national and international competiveness.<\/p>\n<h3 data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Robocops<\/h3>\n<p>The telecommunications industry is making progress toward curtailing those hated robocalls.It has created the Industry Traceback Group which is a collaborative effort of companies from across the wireline, wireless, VolP and cable industries that actively trace and identify the source of illegal robocalls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #d9aa1c; text-align: center; height: 36px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Trade<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p>The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) finally law! The Senate passed implementing legislation on a huge bipartisan 89-10 vote in mid-January. The House passed the trade pact just before Christmas 385-41. The President signed USMCA into law in a White House ceremony January 29. In a statement National Grange president said, \u201cThis agreement helps solidify trade relationships with our neighbors who buy more made-in-America goods than any other market. Every segment of American agriculture benefits from this agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #d9aa1c; text-align: center; height: 36px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Perspective<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<table style=\"height: 209px; width: 96.0579%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 6.32911%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-62264\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/left_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"42\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.7143%;\"><em>A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.<strong> ~ Winston Churchill<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.32911%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-62265 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/right_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"42\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 59px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.32911%; height: 59px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-62264\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/left_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"42\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.7143%; height: 59px;\"><em>Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.~ <strong>Victor Hugo &nbsp;<\/strong> <\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.32911%; height: 59px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-62265 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/right_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"42\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.32911%; height: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-62264\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/left_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"42\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.7143%;\" width=\"706\"><em>The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy. <strong>~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-62265 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/right_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"42\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.32911%; height: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-62264\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/left_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"42\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.7143%;\" width=\"706\"><em>Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. <strong>~ Helen Keller<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-62265 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/right_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"42\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 6.32911%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-62264\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/left_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"42\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.7143%;\"><em>These days I wonder more and more why people are pessimistic when American history actually supports optimism. ~ <strong>Bell Hooks<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.32911%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-62265 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/right_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"42\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview January has been an extremely slow month for issues and policy actions in Washington. 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