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Bill Bullard joined R-CALF USA as the organization’s first Chief Executive Officer at national headquarters in Billings, Mont., on April 9, 2001. Bullard has testified on behalf of R-CALF USA members before Congress and executive branch agencies, has managed numerous lawsuits on behalf of the organization, and is the organization’s registered lobbyist. Bullard, formerly a cow/calf rancher in Perkins County, S.D., served as the Executive Director of the South Dakota Public Utilities

David A. Ditch, a policy analystat the Heritage Foundation, focuses on federal spending and fiscal policy. He is a research associate in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget.He has appeared on local radio stations across the country, and his work also been featured on FoxBusiness.com, the Los Angeles Times, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and many other publications. Prior to joining Heritage, David was a Budget Analyst for the Senate Budget Committee where he oversaw appropriations and