A key House lawmaker defended the tightening of work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as a way to reduce federal spending, in an interview on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, believes lawmakers will consider some curbs on the agriculture secretary’s authority to spend from USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. account.
he chairman of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday accused Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack of exploiting a “loophole” in USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. account to fund $3 billion in climate-smart projects.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday that relatively low salaries are making it difficult for USDA to retain employees, including Farm Service Agency field staff.