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For second time, Democrats relent on USDA funding

09/23/20 6:45 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS biofuels CCC CFAP Commodity Credit Corp. congress continuing resolution Coronavirus Food Assistance Program CR Debbie Stabenow government funding house House of Representatives John Thune Mitch McConnell Nancy Pelosi senate
For the second straight year, Democrats threatened but ultimately backed down from blocking Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue from getting a fresh pot of money to make payments to farmers.
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