Items Tagged with 'Senate Agriculture Committee'

The Senate Agriculture Committee is set to advance the nomination of Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretary this week, while the Senate Finance Committee will take up the far more controversial nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of health and human services.  USDA issues a new farm income forecast amid a new trade war. 

The Senate Agriculture Committee is welcoming four new members to the panel, including Democrat Adam Schiff of California, who will be the first senator from the Golden State to serve on the committee since the 1980s. 

The 39th president regularly showed minimal regard for the political implications of his decisions, notably in farm policy. From commodity price supports to the Soviet grain embargo, Carter often made a choice he felt was right for the country, only to see the decision backfire politically.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is on Capitol Hill this week and reassured one key senator that he has an appreciation for U.S. agriculture. 

Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig was elected Tuesday as the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, giving her the responsibility of leading her party on farm policy in a new Congress controlled by Republicans who may try to slash spending and roll back the Biden administration's climate agenda. 

Negotiations over a package of market relief assistance for farmers reached an impasse Saturday after Democratic leaders rejected the latest GOP proposal, and several major farm groups called on lawmakers to oppose a stopgap spending bill if the economic aid is omitted.