date:May 23, 2014
ways system is; both to Americas wheat farmers, who export nearly half the wheat that is grown domestically, and to our nations economy as a whole.
WRRDA seeks to increase funding for waterway development projects, such as deepening waterways and lock and dam repairs and upgrades.
The bill is especially important to Americas wheat farmers, who rely on many inland waterways, such as the Columbia River system in the Pacific Northwest, to ship their wheat to port before being exported abroad.