Items Tagged with 'Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow'

Chairs of four Senate committees are calling on the Biden administration to quickly implement new exemptions from SNAP work requirements for veterans, people who are homeless, and young adults who are aging out of the foster care system.

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

President Joe Biden is putting a focus on the farm bill today. The White House has called a meeting for late this afternoon or evening with the four leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees.

A bipartisan measure being introduced today in the House and Senate would increase the number of technical service advisers available to help farmers take advantage of USDA conservation programs.

A top Senate Republican is expressing confidence this Congress will ultimately pass a farm bill, citing its importance to GOP lawmakers who are up for re-election in 2024.

President Biden is putting new emphasis on addressing inflation as his poll numbers continue to slump.

We’ve got some more detail on Democrats’ plans for using their huge Build Back Better bill to promote cover crops and other forms of climate-smart agriculture. Agri-Pulse obtained a draft amendment to the bill that authorizes the $28 billion in conservation funding.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott tells Agri-Pulse that he wants to make sure that carbon markets are going to be workable for farmers and won’t harm food production.

As promised, Senate Democrats are going to kick off work on their massive $3.5 trillion spending and tax plan before senators leave for their August recess. On Monday Democrats released a fiscal 2022 budget resolution that is the first step in the budget reconciliation process that will be needed to enact their proposals into law.

More than 200 groups, including a wide range of environmental organizations, are calling on Democratic congressional leaders today to use their reconciliation package to significantly increase funding for conservation programs.