ANNAPOLIS — During an Eastern Shore Delegation meeting Friday, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) updated legislators on policy issues relating to the Eastern Shore that are “on the horizon.”
A key House Republican wants to reinstate a restriction on USDA’s use of its Commodity Credit Corp. Rep. Andy Harris, who chairs the House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee, claims Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack misused the CCC to fund the $3 billion Partnerships in Climate-Smart Commodities initiative.