Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says in an exclusive interview with Agri-Pulse that she expects to have about $4 billion to $5 billion in new funding available for the next farm bill.
The fiscal 2024 spending bill for USDA, FDA and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission failed 191-237 after 27 Republicans joined Democrats in opposing it.
With a government shutdown looming on Sunday, the House plowed ahead with debating additional cuts to USDA and farm bill programs as part of a fiscal 2024 spending bill that has no chance of becoming law.