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Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., said this week on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers that “the current reference price for the majority of our commodities does not reflect the increased cost of farming today.”
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with President Joe Biden this week as Republicans push for a deal pairing spending cuts with a debt ceiling increase, while the Congressional Budget Office will release new economic projections that could make it easier – or harder – for lawmakers to write a new farm bill.
The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is defending Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack s usage of the Commodity Credit Corp. account and says Congress should "absolutely not" impose new restrictions.
Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash.) was hammering baby formula manufacturers to help alleviate a nationwide shortage until August. That just so happens to be when the chief lobbyist for the industry's trade group nearly maxed out donations to her campaign.