House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., says he still intends to get a farm bill through the House this year, despite the ongoing turmoil in the chamber.
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Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Environmental Protection Agency’s work to redefine what constitutes a “water of the U.S.” should make the regulation easier to understand in farm country, an opinion that runs contrary to the opinion of many ag groups.
A group of House Democrats who are carrying out a review of farm bill programs separate from the House Ag Committee are holding a roundtable today on Capitol Hill.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are introducing legislation today to ensure the government keeps using U.S. commodities to provide food aid around the world. About half the funds for the Food for Peace program are currently used to purchase and deliver U.S. farm goods.