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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, July 13, 2024
The spending limits will increase pressure on appropriators to cut money from some farm bill programs, with conservation and rural development being possible targets.
Republicans are moving standalone bills to kill the WOTUS rule outright while also pursuing appropriations language that would prevent the administration from implementing the rule for fiscal 2016.
The Senate agreed to give President Obama fast-track negotiating authority to wrap up a 12-nation Pacific Rim agreement and complete a second deal with the European Union.
The fast-track trade bill cleared another hurdle as the Senate voted to move ahead on the legislation, 62-38, after a deal was reached to vote separately on the Export-Import Bank.
Critics of biotech foods say that killing a House bill to preempt state GMO labeling laws would force the food industry to negotiate with labeling proponents.
pWe must stop this pDARK Act.p This will bring the companies to the table,p said Gary Hirshberg
The administration is expected to release the final pwaters of the United Statesp (WOTUS) rule in the next week or so. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy has been promising to refine the definitions in the proposed rule to address concerns raised by critics.
Senate Republican leaders have been working to get the fast-track trade bill to the finish line this week, ahead of the Memorial Day recess. But the debate was dragging amid negotiations over how many amendments would be considered.
Administration officials could learn in the next few days whether Brazil could challenge the legality of commodity programs created by the 2014 farm bill.