DeLauro is part of a team of House Democrats negotiating with the White House over a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico that would replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.
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Senate authorizes pilot program for production, sale of hemp
Proponents held up the proposal as a catalyst that could revive ailing sectors of the stateās farming industry.
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Three key appointments, including public health chief, clear legislative committee
Three critical gubernatorial appointments appeared to easily clear the legislatureās joint committee on executive and legislative nominations Tuesday.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont nominates Bryan Hurlburt as agriculture commissioner
The governor/s choice for agriculture is a former lawmaker who is now executive director of the Connecticut Farm Bureau Association.
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Op-Ed: Over-use of antibiotics in agriculture must be regulated and curtailed
Efforts to improve antibiotic use in healthcare — lessening the creation of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” — cannot possibly make a dent in overall antibiotic overuse if so much is unregulated in agriculture.
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Op-Ed: Over-use of antibiotics in agriculture must be regulated and curtailed
Efforts to improve antibiotic use in healthcare — lessening the creation of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” — cannot possibly make a dent in overall antibiotic overuse if so much is unregulated in agriculture.