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Daybreak Sept. 21:Senate Ag sets foreign farmland hearing

09/21/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, and Bill Tomson

The Senate Agriculture Committee is wading into the controversy around foreign ownership of U.S. cropland. A long-expected hearing on the issue is scheduled for next Wednesday.

Daybreak Sept. 19: McCarthy says farm bill coming yet this year

09/19/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., says he still intends to get a farm bill through the House this year, despite the ongoing turmoil in the chamber.

Daybreak Sept. 18: House Rs agree on CR, but shutdown still possible

09/18/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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Key House Republican groups have reached agreement on a month-long stop-gap spending bill that includes tougher border security measures.

Peterson encourages bipartisan approach to farm bill passage

08/11/23 3:00 PM By Hannah Pagel

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Former House Ag Committee Chair Collin Peterson is calling on House GOP leaders to find the votes to pass the next farm bill not in the conservative flank of the Republican party, but among the chamber's more moderate Democrats.

Daybreak Aug. 8: House Ag Dems say farm bill must be left to committee

08/08/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, and Noah Wicks

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Democrats on the House Ag Committee are warning House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that additional GOP attempts to tighten SNAP eligibility could “jeopardize” passage of a farm bill.

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Daybreak July 19: Republicans trying to work around farm bill obstacles

07/19/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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A lawmaker who’s close to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., says Republicans are trying to work through potentially thorny issues with the farm bill before it gets to the floor.

Daybreak June 15: GOP push for new cuts triggers Democratic outrage

06/15/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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That didn’t last long. Just two weeks after Congress passed the debt ceiling agreement, the fiscal 2024 spending process is getting off to a rocky start.

Washington Week Ahead: Fractured House GOP looks to break impasse

06/11/23 11:40 AM By Philip Brasher and Spencer Chase

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House Republican leaders are looking to get their agenda back on track after a group of hard-line conservatives angry over the debt ceiling agreement effectively brought action in the chamber to a halt last week.

Daybreak June 1: Debt deal clears hurdle, but are work rules still in play?

06/01/23 9:05 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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The debt limit agreement between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has one more step to go before heading to the White House.

Daybreak May 30: Debt limit deal faces Hill showdown

05/30/23 12:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill today as congressional leaders and President Joe Biden look to nail down the votes to pass the agreement the White House reached with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Jim Matheson - NRECA

This week's Open Mic guest is Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Demand for electricity is growing across the nation because of data centers and other demands at the same time that coal fired power plants are being taken off-line. Matheson says the base load of electricity is running close to capacity in many areas of the country and vulnerable to failure in summer and winter weather extremes. He discusses why cooperatives need finances to restore electric generation and transmission following growing weather extremes in the nation.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Karen Ross on California agriculture, water, MAHA, Prop 12

California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines. We spent the week in Sacramento for the annual Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West and caught up with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping California agriculture, and why the rest of the country should be paying attention to the Golden State.

Plus, Ag Council of California President Emily Rooney outlines concerning plastic and packaging regulations and Chris Zanobini, president and CEO of Ag Association Management Services Inc., describes the "regulatory jenga" plaguing California agriculture.

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