WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in reaction to Representative Mike Conaway’s (TX-11) announcement of his decision not to run for re-election in 2020, John Bode, President and CEO of the Corn Refiners Association, commented:

“Representative Conaway will be greatly missed in Congress. His leadership on agriculture related issues has been far-sighted and energetic for the benefit of everyone from farmers and ranchers to consumers.  He is a man of high principle to whom we owe much for his generous service to our country.”

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The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) is the national trade association representing the corn refining industry of the United States. CRA and its predecessors have served this important segment of American agribusiness since 1913. Corn refiners manufacture sweeteners, starch, advanced bioproducts, corn oil and feed products from corn components such as starch, oil, protein and fiber.