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Biden administration taps CCC for $1B in foreign food aid

04/18/24 1:34 PM By Philip Brasher
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The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to use USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority to provide $1 billion in additional food assistance overseas, a move requested by leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee last year.

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