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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, August 01, 2024
President Trump will use his State of the Union address on Tuesday to make another push for his infrastructure plan, a key part of the speech’s theme of “building a safe, strong and proud America.”
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue made it clear Wednesday that the Trump administration wants significant changes in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps.
When it comes to forging trade alliances around the globe, the European Union is moving at seemingly breakneck speed. The 28-country bloc is securing new and expanded markets in Asia, South America and North America at a time when the U.S. seems to be in neutral or even reverse.
Negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement entered a sixth round this week amid widespread concerns that without substantial progress, the 24-year-old pact among the U.S., Mexico and Canada could come to an end .
After decades of division over government regulation of the dairy industry, bottlers and producers have united on a proposal to change the way that fluid milk is priced.
The Senate today voted to end the partial government shutdown, now in its third day. The vote on the procedural measure was 81-18, with Democrats joining Republicans to provide well more than the 60 vote super-majority needed.
A government shutdown threatens to continue into the work week with lawmakers and the White House deadlocked over a short-term funding extension amid Democratic demands for an agreement on legalizing the Dreamers.
The government headed to a partial shutdown this weekend after Senate Democrats, demanding a deal on legal status for DACA recipients, blocked passage of a House-passed measure that would have kept agencies funded until Feb. 16.
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