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Iowa GOP urges Cruz to lift Northey hold

Iowa’s Republican Party has sent a letter to Texas Senator Ted Cruz, calling on the former winner of the Iowa Caucuses to release his hold on Bill Northey’s nomination to be the USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation.

Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann says Cruz’s refusal to allow a vote on Northey’s nomination is “becoming increasingly harmful” to Iowa and the state’s ag industry. He says Cruz should permit the vote to take place, “if he is to remain in good standing with Iowa conservatives should he return here in future endeavors.”