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A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has added four new members to his Iowa leadership team that represent all three sections of the state.
“We will work together to turn around the economy, put Americans back to work and reverse the failed policies of the last three years,” Romney said in a prepared statement alongside the campaign’s announcement.
Added to the team are:
Linda Miller
“Mitt Romney is the candidate we need to put this country back on the right track,” said Miller. “As governor, he balanced the budget and created jobs without raising taxes. He knows what is needed to get the economy moving again and has the private sector and government experience to do just that.”
Miller, a retired registered nurse, led the Human Resources Committee and served on the Education and Labor Committees during this year’s legislative session. She first began to serve in the Iowa House in 2006.
In addition, the Romney campaign announced former U.S. Rep. Vin Weber (R-Minn) will serve as a special advisor on policy matters. Weber, until recently, was a co-campaign chair for former GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty. He served in Congress in the 1980′s and early 1990′s.
Pawlenty, who finished third in the Straw Poll, dropped out of the presidential race the day after the poll. Romney opted to not participate this round.
“I am proud to have Vin’s support,” Romney said. “Vin will be a trusted adviser and I look forward to working with him to help get our country moving in the right direction again.”
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