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Senate GOP's $1T aid plan authorizes expanded ag assistance

07/23/20 1:17 PM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS biofuels CARES Act cattle coronavirus covid-19 Debbie Stabenow ethanol farm bill farmworkers food banks Heroes Act hogs John Hoeven pandemic pork poultry PPE SHIPP Sonny Perdue
A $1 trillion coronavirus relief package that Senate Republicans are trying to finalize would authorize compensation to livestock and poultry producers and also aid ethanol plants as well as additional direct payments to farmers, a key senator said Thursday.
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