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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.
Iowans in the 4th District will probably be seeing a lot more of Becky Greenwald in few remaining days between now and the November election.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has placed the Greenwald campaign in its Red to Blue program. The distinction heralds the flow of financial, communications and strategic support from the national committee to the local campaign.
According to the DCCC web site, candidates “earned a spot in the program by surpassing demanding fundraising goals and skillfully demonstrating to voters that they stand for change and will represent new priorities when elected to Congress.”
Greenwald faces Republican incumbent Tom Latham in November.
“Becky Greenwald is running a solid campaign and is committed to making things easier for middle class families in her district,” said Chris Van Hollen, chairman of the DCCC, in a prepared statement. “With less than 21 days to make her case for change to voters, the Red to Blue program will give Becky the financial and structural edge to be even more competitive in November.”
In 2006, the Red to Blue program raised nearly $22.6 million for 56 campaigns. The program has been credited with solidifying the structure of dozens of campaigns and making a difference from Demcrats throughout the nation.
In February, U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, who represents Iowa’s 1st District, became the nation’s second freshman member of Congress to be invited to serve as one of three chairpersons for the Red to Blue program.
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