Jenkins Hill VI
● Last Tuesday, Mitt Romney announced his agriculture advisory committee, a group co-chaired by Senator Mike Johanns, a former USDA
Jenkins Hill V
● Norm Dicks will not be serving in the 113th Congress. On March 2, Mr. Dicks (D/Washington) announced he will
Jenkins Hill IV
● A report to Congress was issue in February by the Food and Drug Administration on its foreign office program.
Jenkins Hill 3
● The United Fresh Produce Association held town hall meetings in both Wenatchee and Yakima this week. Two of its
Jenkins Hill II
● A flurry of meetings will be held in Washington, D.C., the week of March 12. I will travel back
Jenkins Hill
● After two trips to Washington, D.C., in January, I am even more convinced that between a tight political calendar,
Senator Cantwell
● Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (Democrat, Washington) visited Yakima, with one of her stops being at the Yakima Valley
New Districts
● Reapportionment for federal elections based on the 2010 census will have its greatest impact in the Pacific Northwest within
Apple Pie
● The Food Safety Modernization Act calls for the Food and Drug Administration to issue a fresh produce safety rule
FDA
● Last week, I spent time in Wenatchee with Dr. Jim Gorny and Bob Keeney, both from Washington, D.C., and