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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 25, 2024
The House Agriculture Committee’s Democratic minority on Wednesday released a set of farm bill priorities that make clear they are united in opposing any cuts in projected nutrition assistance or Inflation Reduction Act funding to pay for boosting commodity programs or addressing other parts of the farm bill.
USDA is launching the largest new nutrition assistance program in decades this year, an effort to ensure low-income children have enough to eat when they’re not in school during the summer, but 15 states have opted out of the program.
The Senate this week tackles a bipartisan border security compromise that likely faces unsurmountable opposition from House Republicans and former President Donald Trump.
The House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan tax package Wednesday night that includes improvements to valuable expensing provisions used by farmers, as well as an expansion of the child tax credit.
Legislation introduced Tuesday would require the use of “imitation” or some other similar terminology on labels of plant-based meat alternatives sold in American grocery stores.
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