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Agri-Pulse Daybreak June 11: House GOP set to advance FY25 spending bill for USDA, FDA

06/11/24 9:50 AM By Philip Brasher and Steve Davies

House Republicans are scaling back their ambitions when it comes to slashing spending at USDA. The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee today will take up a draft spending bill for fiscal 2025 that would reduce total funding for USDA, FDA and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by just over 1%.

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