News from Washington: January 15-19

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• How Shutdown Affects Ag
• NAFTA Talks to Continue Even If Government Shuts Down
• FDA Pledges Food Recall Fixes
• Conaway Seeks Farm Bill Price Tag
• Lighthizer Criticizes China, Russia as Threats to Global Trading System
• Senate Sends Surveillance Bill to Trump
• WTO Panel Sides with U.S. in China Chicken Dispute
• Bipartisan Nutrition Working Group Kicks Off in House
• SNAP Increasingly Tied to Positive Health Outcomes, Report Finds
• Organic Groups Protest USDA's Reversal on Livestock Standards
• White House: Trump Told Xi Growing U.S. Trade Deficit 'Not Sustainable'