On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee moved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement implementing legislation out of committee on a 25-3 vote. During the markup, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Pat Roberts said reliable markets are needed in farm country. “If we aren’t leading the charge and setting the rules, other countries will and they are. Lyndon B. Johnson once said sometimes you have to hunker down like a jackass in a hailstorm. That’s just about what our farmers have been doing the last four years.” Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley told reporters there’s at least one thing that must be done before the Senate can vote. “There’s something dealing with the budget committee and others. I don’t think that will be an impediment in getting it brought up in the Senate. It might affect the timing a bit. These committees may not take any action other than releasing the bill to the Senate, but that must be done before Mitch McConnell can bring it up for a vote.”
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