The second plan failed to gain enough support on Thursday. With a government shutdown looming first thing Saturday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of Louisiana brought a…
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Congressman Says Budget Negotiations are “Moving in the Right Direction”
The chair of the House Appropriations Committee said the amount of farmer aid is a hurdle. Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma, the chair of the House Appropriations Committee,…
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House Committee Members Seek to Protect SNAP Funding
Some members write to the House speaker regarding the food program that is part of the farm bill. Certain members of the House Agriculture Committee wrote to Speaker…
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Congress Seeks Common Ground on Government Funding
Federal budget as well as farm bill and FAA authorizations due by September 30. The current year’s budget was finally passed by Congress on June 5 after much…
Read MoreFederal Budget Passage Signals SNAP Program Changes
Federal farm legislation renews food subsidy reform debates. The recently passed federal budget expands work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal government’s food security…
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Senate Responds to Mexico Ban of GMO Corn
Agriculture committee members call for enforcement of USMCA. Every five years, Congress passes the farm bill that sets America’s standards for agriculture, nutrition, forestry, and conservation. The Senate…
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