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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Iowa congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a member of the House Appropriations Committee’s agriculture subcommittee, defended her vote against the ag appropriations bill in September, saying it "really made cuts that would undermine rural America."
A congressional proposal to bar states from regulating agricultural products produced or manufactured in other states has divided governors and state agriculture officials.
House Republicans on Wednesday repeatedly challenged the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission to require public companies to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains, a proposal that has drawn strong opposition from farm groups.
President-elect Joe Biden is out with a $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal that includes some significant new food assistance provisions, including an extension through the summer of the 15% increase in SNAP benefits provided by the COVID aid package enacted in December.
The House will have several newcomers in key ag districts as voters elected new representatives in Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa, Texas and other states with Republican challengers defeating incumbent Democrats.
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, lost his re-election bid in one of the nation’s most important agricultural districts when he was defeated Tuesday by Randy Feenstra, who argued that the incumbent had lost critical clout when he was stripped of seats on the Agriculture and Judiciary committees.
