Broadcast Newsline: May 17, 2017

Although legislation to change the designation of cottonseed was not included in the recent funding bill, Congress did include a few items that benefit the cotton industry.

Today’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council.

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Although legislation to change the designation of cottonseed was not included in the recent funding bill, Congress did include a few items that benefit the cotton industry. Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council, explains those items and brings us other updates from the week in Washington.

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And this past week, the Senate confirmed two key individuals to the Administration.

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We also saw the new Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announce a pretty aggressive reorganization for the Department of Agriculture. 

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