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Mitch McConnell, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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09/01/2020 USDA Extends School Nutrition Waiver at McConnell's Request
05/19/2020 McConnell's CARES Act Delivers for Kentucky Farmers, Producers
12/18/2019 Majority Leader McConnell Secures Nearly $66 Million for New Research Lab at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
08/19/2019 At McConnell's Request, National Credit Union Administration Issues Guidance to Assist Legal Hemp Industry
07/25/2019 Majority Leader McConnell Welcomes Kentucky Hemp Farmer to Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing
07/24/2019 Senators McConnell and Paul Introduce Bill to Advance Kentucky's Signature Bourbon Industry
06/27/2019 Leader McConnell Discusses Hemp, CBD with Acting FDA Commissioner
02/15/2019 McConnell, Wyden Urge USDA to Ensure Expeditious and Proper Implementation of the Hemp Farming Act
12/20/2018 President Trump Signs McConnell Hemp Bill into Law
12/11/2018 Senate Passes Farm Bill; McConnell's Hemp Language Included
12/11/2018 Senator McConnell's Hemp Provision Included in Farm Bill; One Step Closer to Becoming Law
09/05/2018 McConnell Speaks on Behalf of Kentucky Farmers at Farm Bill Conference Committee Meeting
08/02/2018 McConnell to Serve as a Key Negotiator on Farm Bill Conference Committee
06/28/2018 Senate Passes Farm Bill, Which Includes Senator McConnell's Hemp Farming Act
06/06/2018 McConnell Joins Bipartisan Group in Designating Hemp History Week
04/12/2018 Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Hemp
03/26/2018 Senator McConnell and Commissioner Quarles Announce Hemp Legislation
07/28/2017 Senator McConnell Comments on FDA Announcement
04/24/2017 Senator McConnell Comments on Confirmation of Governor Sonny Perdue to be USDA Secretary
08/06/2015 McConnell Cosponsors Bill to Help Reduce Child Hunger
05/22/2014 McConnell Comments on DEA Hemp Permit Approval
02/04/2014 McConnell Hemp Provision Passed by Senate; Measure Now Goes to President for Signature
03/27/2013 McConnell on Passage of Kentucky Hemp Legislation
02/14/2013 Senators Seek to Lift Restrictions on Industrial Hemp
01/31/2013 Industrialized Hemp Will Help Spur Economic Growth and Create Jobs in Kentucky

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