Articles Tagged with ''Senate Appropriations Committee''

Lawmakers have reached agreement on new assistance for cotton and dairy producers, potentially clearing the way for House and Senate Agriculture committees to begin moving a new farm bill by spring.

In a development with major implications for the next farm bill, House Republicans inserted provisions in a $81 billion disaster aid package to make cotton growers eligible for the Price Loss Coverage Program and expand an insurance program for dairy producers.  

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 – Capitol Hill appropriators received a pair of letters Wednesday outlining funding priorities for conservation and waterway infrastructure.