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Farm bill hits new snag as official cost estimate says it raises deficit

08/02/24 6:00 PM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Agriculture Risk Coverage Commodity Credit Corporation Congressional Budget Office conservation program funding Conservation Reserve Program Conservation Stewardship Program Dairy Margin Coverage David Scott Debbie Stabenow Environmental Quality Incentives Program farm bill Glenn Thompson House Agriculture Committee Inflation Reduction Act Price Loss Coverage Senate Agriculture Committee

The House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill would boost the federal budget deficit by $33 billion over 10 years, according to an official cost estimate released Friday by the Congressional Budget Office, which refused to change its stance on a budget offset intended to fund changes to commodity programs.

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