Johnson Unveils Plan to Avert Government Shutdown
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Johnson Unveils Plan to Avert Government Shutdown
2023-11-11 23:25:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., unveiled a two-step short-term continuing resolution on Saturday that would keep federal departments and agencies funded into early next year and stave off a partial government shutdown later this week.  But the proposal,... Read More

Farm Bill Expected to Take Some Time, but ‘We’ll Get There,’ Policy Expert Says
Agriculture
Farm Bill Expected to Take Some Time, but ‘We’ll Get There,’ Policy Expert Says
2023-11-02 20:23:08
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — After three weeks of what even newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., concedes was a time of “tumult,” the House is once again working on legislation to fund the government, support U.S. allies abroad and, not least,... Read More

House Republicans Urge Speaker to Move Quickly on Farm Bill
Agriculture
House Republicans Urge Speaker to Move Quickly on Farm Bill
2023-10-30 19:09:01
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — As House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., begins his first full week at the helm of the Republican Conference, a group of colleagues are urging him to quickly move on passing the next farm bill. The previous farm bill,... Read More

Stabenow Believes Farm Bill Passage Is ‘Doable,’ but Complicated
Agriculture
Stabenow Believes Farm Bill Passage Is 'Doable,' but Complicated
2023-09-22 15:58:35
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With House Republicans in an uproar and the Senate only now leaning into getting its version of fiscal year 2024's spending plans done, it's a certainty that the farm bill, which sets the nation's agricultural policy for... Read More

Governors Outline Farm Bill Priorities in Letter to Congress
Agriculture
Governors Outline Farm Bill Priorities in Letter to Congress
2023-09-05 20:13:13
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With Congress preparing to return to Washington, the National Governors Association has weighed in with a lengthy list of priorities it believes should be considered when deliberations over the next farm bill begin next week. In a letter... Read More

Battling Over Farm Bill Starts Even Before Congress Returns to DC
Agriculture
Battling Over Farm Bill Starts Even Before Congress Returns to DC
2023-08-30 19:19:32
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Congress won’t return to Washington until Sept. 12, but already the battle lines are being drawn over proposed additions to the upcoming farm bill. As a result, those drafting the massive agriculture and nutrition spending package have already... Read More

$1.2T Farm Bill on Track for Vote in Mid-September
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$1.2T Farm Bill on Track for Vote in Mid-September
2023-07-27 16:02:25
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A lot of things don’t go as smoothly as they used to in Washington, but Rep. Glen “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., chair of the House Agriculture Committee, is bullishly predicting the $1.2 trillion farm bill currently before his panel... Read More

Flummoxed by the Farm Bill? New Primer May Help
Agriculture
Flummoxed by the Farm Bill? New Primer May Help
2023-03-29 20:27:27
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — It is one of the most important bills the Congress regularly deliberates, a sweeping, multiyear package that governs the nation’s food and agricultural programs and has to be reauthorized every five years. And in addition to developing and... Read More

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