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Senate urged to confirm McKalip and Taylor nominations

 A diverse group of food and agriculture organizations sent a letter to Senate leaders Chuck Shumer and Mitch McConnell calling for the swift confirmation of important agriculture positions.

The groups request them to secure the confirmation of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and Alexis Taylor as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at USDA by the end of 2022.

“Despite unanimous support by the committees and widespread and bipartisan support the Senate has yet to confirm these highly…

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