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House GOP moves to slash USDA funding, restrict CCC

05/17/23 11:56 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS agricultural research Agricultural Research Service Agriculture Foreign Investment Disclosure Act climate policy commodity Credit Corp. foreign land ownership Inflation Reduction Act National Institute for Food and Agriculture Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities REAP USDA USDA loan forgiveness

House GOP appropriators proposed Wednesday to slash fiscal 2024 funding for USDA by one-third, in part by eliminating some climate-related funding, restricting Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s use of the Commodity Credit Corp. spending authority and expanding work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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