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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden reached an agreement in principle on raising the debt ceiling that would expand work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
California farmer A.G. Kawamura has been elected as a co-chair of the United Nations Environment Program’s Farmers Major Group and the Washington State Wine Commission has hired Kristina Kelley as its new executive director.
President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Anna M. Gomez, Geoffrey Adam Starks, and Brendan Carr as commissioners to the Federal Communications Commission and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization has brought on John Torres as the director of federal government relations for agriculture and the environment.
The search continues for a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was upbeat after meeting with President Biden for about an hour and a half Monday evening.
President Joe Biden is due to meet again today with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as they struggle to reach an agreement to increase the debt ceiling.
A key Senate lawmaker says the ongoing debate about raising the debt ceiling and a lack of farm bill legislative text should not prevent lawmakers from getting the 2023 bill done on time.
Leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees met for more than an hour at the White House Thursday evening with President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to discuss enacting a new farm bill.
President Joe Biden is putting a focus on the farm bill today. The White House has called a meeting for late this afternoon or evening with the four leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees.
