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Election-year budget slashes farm programs, boosts infrastructure

02/10/20 2:52 PM By Philip Brasher and Steve Davies
KEYWORDS Agriculture Department algal blooms conservation crop insurance Endangered Species Act Environmental Protection Agency EPA farm bill food aid infrastructure Interior Department pesticides rural broadband Section 32 SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program usda
President Donald Trump’s election-year budget proposes $1 trillion in infrastructure spending, including $25 billion earmarked for rural America, while reprising recommendations for slashing farm programs and nutrition assistance.
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