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By Brooke S. Appleton
March is an important month in Washington. It’s the month that cherry blossoms bloom to the delight of city residents and tourists alike,
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This is the best February since last February. That’s because, like this time last year, my beloved Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl.
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The new year offers many opportunities on the policy front, and my staff and I will spend the year building on the successes of corn grower advocates from 2023.
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How is it possible that we’re approaching the end of 2023? The year has flown by. But a lot has happened over the year,
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The House of Representatives has a new speaker, a development with potentially large implications for growers and advocates who have been eager for Congress to reauthorize the Farm Bill,
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Fall is quickly arriving in the nation’s capital and with it comes the sense that Congress has much to accomplish in a very short period with potential roadblocks along the way.
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I still remember arriving in Washington, D.C., as a young congressional intern and quickly figuring out my favorite and not so favorite aspects of the city.
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By Brooke S. Appleton
Imagine for a moment that it’s 1933, and you’re in a quaint, white farmhouse somewhere in the middle of America.
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By Brooke S. Appleton
I am happy to be back writing Ears in Washington after spending the last several months away on maternity leave.
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