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YEREVAN, March 11, /ARKA/. On March 10, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an Omnibus Appropriations Bill wrapping up the Fiscal Year 2022 spending that calls for "not less than" $45 million for Armenia and $2 million for humanitarian demining in Artsakh, reported the Armenian Assembly of America.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Costa voted to fund $11,004,664 in Community Project Funding for 10 local projects that he previously secured for CA-16.
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and Congressman Jim Costa for joining Congressional Armenian Caucus leaders in calling for $50 million US aid to Artsakh as part of the FY2022 Foreign AId Bill.
In letters to Senate and House Appropriations leaders, Rep. Costa and Eshoo explained:
A dairy trade policy specialist says President Biden outlining plans to crack down on shipping issues in his State of the Union address will greatly benefit the flow of ag exports.
Shawna Morris with the U.S. Dairy Export Federation and National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield there have long been antitrust exemptions for shipping carrier companies and Biden's support will hopefully encourage legislative reform.
Lawmakers are weighing options for cracking down on the concentration of market power in the shipping industry, which President Joe Biden targeted in his State of the Union Address Tuesday.
Ocean carriers are in the crosshairs of President Joe Biden, and he isn't the only one targeting the carriers for anti-competitive behavior.
In his March 1 State of the Union address, Biden said, "When corporations don't have to compete, their profits go up, your prices go up, and small businesses and family farmers and ranchers go under."
Biden highlighted ocean carriers moving goods in and out of America.
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement after President Joe Biden called on Congress during his State of the Union address to end the immunity of ocean shipping monopolies from federal antitrust laws.
The Co-Chairs of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue (TLD), Jim Costa and Radek Si
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement after he introduced the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act. The legislation removes exemptions for foreign shipping carriers from federal antitrust laws and addresses unfair practices that harm American businesses.