Food Banks Bracing for November Surge
As the government shutdown continues, the USDA published a website notice saying federal food aid will not be going out to families nationwide, adding “the well has run dry” for SNAP.
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Kotek Calls On USDA To Continue SNAP Benefits
On Monday Oregon Governor Tina Kotek sent a letter to Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins urging the USDA to ensure that SNAP benefits continue during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
Millions to lose SNAP Benefits on November 1
Millions of Americans face losing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, better known as SNAP, on Saturday, November 1st.
Shutdown Impacting WIC, SNAP
The federal government shutdown is starting to drain key USDA nutrition programs that were at the heart of Farm Bill and spending fights on Capitol Hill.
Rollins Proposes Updates to SNAP Retailer Stocking Requirements
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service is proposing changes to strengthen the stocking requirements for retailers participating in SNAP,
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.
GOP Says Big Beautiful Bill Will Benefit Farmers
Many in the Ag community said farmers got just what they wanted, or needed, from the Big Beautiful Bill, including improved crop insurance, and more.
We Moved Swiftly To Aid Farmers, Rollins Says
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins told the House Ag Committee this week that economic assistance checks have gone out the door to more than half a million farmers in record time. Rollins told lawmakers that USDA has moved swiftly to get Emergency Commodity Assistance checks, which Congress approved back in December, out to producers.
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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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