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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, September 23, 2024
President Trump will use his State of the Union address on Tuesday to make another push for his infrastructure plan, a key part of the speech’s theme of “building a safe, strong and proud America.”
Rural infrastructure projects would get 25 percent of the total amount of funding in President Trump’s infrastructure program, according to a leaked document.
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association is applauding recently introduced proposals from GOP members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee aimed at addressing broadband infrastructure challenges.
The Senate today voted to end the partial government shutdown, now in its third day. The vote on the procedural measure was 81-18, with Democrats joining Republicans to provide well more than the 60 vote super-majority needed.
A government shutdown threatens to continue into the work week with lawmakers and the White House deadlocked over a short-term funding extension amid Democratic demands for an agreement on legalizing the Dreamers.
The Department of Agriculture will accept comment on a proposed rule that would change the way it inspects swine slaughter facilities, saying the benefits of the move “are expected to outweigh the costs.”