While 2015 ended with passage of a major budget and appropriations bill, the WOTUS rule and legislation regarding the mandatory labeling of GM  foods were among the issues high on the agricultural policy agenda that were not settled as part of  that legislation, largely because of their controversial nature.2015 ended with passage of a major budget and appropriations bill as well as a tax extender package that made many expiring tax provisions permanent. Those measures provided a high level of legislative drama and, in many ways, cleared the way for 2016 to be dominated by the issues that will arise as part of this year’s presidential and congressional elections. However, there are still some major controversies that Congress will...