Articles Tagged with ''farm bill''

House Republicans will seek to push through critical portions of their massive budget package this week, including elements of the farm bill, cuts to nutrition assistance and expanded tax benefits. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins heads to the United Kingdom to talk trade, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces questioning on Capitol Hill.

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee appear confident they can hold a markup early next week on their portion of the budget reconciliation bill, despite remaining policy decisions. 

Some farm bill programs, including increased commodity program spending, may be rolled into the massive budget reconciliation Republicans are crafting, but a legislative fix for California’s Proposition 12 remains on hold until Congress can consider a standalone farm bill. 

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins faces back-to-back hearings this week, while House Republican leaders continued to struggle to agree on tax policy and deep cuts to SNAP and Medicaid that could be key to their budget reconciliation efforts.

DWR adds 10% bump to water allocations * Budget cut may be ‘modified’ * Craig guns for a Senate seat

Government farm payments have served to increase ag production costs, including cropland values, even as producers have made less on their crops, according to an analysis by economists and farm policy experts at The Ohio State University and the University of Illinois.

Climate vs. affordability * Optimism on farm bill funding * Trump upbeat on EU deal

House GOP leaders will try to win passage of the Senate-passed budget framework over opposition of deficit hawks this week, and lawmakers will get a chance to vent their concerns about the market turmoil unleashed by President Donald Trump’s stiff new tariffs. You'll find a full list of hearings and events scheduled for this week.

The Senate early Saturday advanced a budget framework for sweeping tax and spending cuts after debating Democratic amendments on tariffs, Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 

Wolves to be reevaluated * Becerra runs for governor * Trumps taps Essayli * Tariffs are here