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Democrats block CCC funding in stopgap bill

09/21/20 1:25 PM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Agriculture Department American Farm Bureau Federation American Indian Lands American Soybean Association CCC CFAP Commodity Credit Corp. coronavirus covid-19 Debbie Stabenow GAO grain standards act hemp John Hoeven Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act market facilitation program Mike Conaway pandemic usda
Democratic congressional leaders refused to allow replenishment of a key Agriculture Department account, charging that the White House is employing it as a “political slush fund.” Senate Republicans quickly criticized the measure.
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