A handful of agricultural districts are in line to play pivotal roles as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the House in 2024 elections, now one year away.
Leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee are working together to get a year-long extension of the 2018 farm bill included in a new continuing resolution that will be needed to keep the government funded after Nov. 17.
Lawmakers moved to avert a government shutdown that could disrupt a wide range of federal services starting Sunday, as the House approved a 45-day stopgap spending bill on Saturday. The Senate was expected to approve the measure later in the day.
Lawmakers moved to avert a government shutdown that could disrupt a wide range of federal services starting Sunday, as the House approved a 45-day stopgap spending bill on Saturday. The Senate was expected to approve the measure later in the day.
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.