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No matter what happens in November, it won't be easy for congressional Republicans to block the Biden administration's regulatory agenda.

“The Biden administration should be doing more to prioritize, trade and develop additional market access, and this position being open for almost 20 months is a disregard for trade from this administration.” - Sen. “Simply put, if the FDA is expected to do more, it needs more,” the report said. Glenn “GT” Thompson of House Ag, reiterated their call for a halt to any WOTUS rulemaking [until after the Supreme Court issues a decision in a CWA case being argued next month](https://agri-pulse.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f5a0aaec713d79bbd5f7ec87c&id=e98ea954b1&e=8c6afc445a). One finding: “Inadequate processes and lack of clarity related to whistleblower complaints may have delayed the FDA’s response to those complaints. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, welcoming a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing this week for Alexis Taylor, Biden’s nominee to be USDA undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs. consumers, or to require manufacturers to put in place risk management plans.” The program makes conservation technical experts available to help farmers with projects. No matter what happens in November, it won’t be easy for congressional Republicans to block the Biden administration’s regulatory agenda. He did note, however, that NACD has been working with USDA to provide conservation technical assistance grants, which conservation districts can use to hire staff. The new pick is WHD Principal Deputy Administrator Jessica Looman. An internal review of the Food and Drug Administration’s response to a whistleblower complaint and its handling of a continuing infant formula shortage found that “no single action [can] explain the events that occurred.” A group of high-ranking House Republicans is urging EPA not to stray beyond “congressional authority” in defining “waters of the U.S.” under the Clean Water Act.