Rollins, Congressional Ag Leaders to Speak at AFBF Convention
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees will all be featured speakers at the American Farm Bureau Convention.
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ACA And Agriculture, The Conversation Continues In D.C.
Farmers find themselves in the middle of another political fight in the nation’s capital, this one over extending the pandemic hike in Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, subsidies.
Lawmakers in Early “Skinny Farm Bill” Discussions
A Farm Bill battle is coming in the fall because Republicans will likely need Democrats’ help to construct a smaller Farm Bill.
Senate GOP Likely to Extend Key Ag Breaks in House Tax Bill
Senate Republicans are expected to extend key agricultural tax breaks but make other changes to the narrowly passed House version of the president’s tax and spending bill, which is the centerpiece of President Trump’s agenda. Interest expen...
Senate Prepares To Fight Over the Big, Beautiful Bill
The ball is now in the Senate’s court on the Trump tax and spending bill. And the fight over taxes, SNAP cuts, and tariffs is heating up quickly. Majority Leader John Thune recently said it's ‘full speed ahead’ on the president’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” while slamming Democrats for vowing to fight against extending the 2017 tax cuts with 'everything they’ve got'.
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Senators Urge USDA to Explain DOGE Review of Farm Loans
Democrats in the Senate have asked USDA to explain why the Department of Government Efficiency must approve certain government farm loans and loan guarantees before they are issued. The lawmakers also told USDA they wanted details about how such reviews are being conducted and whether DOGE will be vetting other USDA farm assistance programs.
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Vaden’s Nomination Advances To Full Senate
The nomination of Stephen Vaden to be the next USDA Deputy Secretary is advancing to the full Senate this week, amid turbulent times at the department over trade, staffing and budget cuts, and spending freezes. Former USDA General Counsel in the first Trump term and a US Court of International Trade judge, Vaden faced tough questions from Democrats at his recent confirmation hearing. But the Ten
Democrat Lawmakers Want Information on How Tariffs Affect Farmers
Senator Amy Klobuchar and 18 of her Democrat colleagues are asking U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for information on how the Administration’s "tariff taxes" will impact farmers across the U.S.
“We write with great concern about the impact of the Administration’s reckless tariff agenda on our nation’s farmers,” the senators wrote. “Farmers not only have billions o...
Bill Would Increase Access to Dairy and Support Farmers
Earlier this week senators Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota, and Kansas' Roger Marshall introduced the Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act. It’s a bipartisan bill designed to increase access to dairy products for SNAP participants and support dairy farmers across rural America. The Act would allo...
Democrats Ask USDA About Food Bank Funding Cancelation
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee, led 25 colleagues in pressing the USDA for information about previously approved funding for food banks and other emergency providers. USDA’s taking away funds from the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which the lawmakers said will hurt hungry Americans who already face high grocery prices and hurts American farmers get