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HARDLINE CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS PUSH FOR DEEP CUTS IN FARM BILL
Jul. 20, 2023
Agri-Pulse reports:
Hardline conservative Republicans in the House are calling for steep cuts in USDA funding - well beyond those contained in a pending spending bill for fiscal 2024.
The more than 140 amendments that were filed by Wednesday include proposals to eliminate international food aid and cut other programs and agencies back to FY19 spending levels.
To view a summary of all the amendments click here.
The House Rules Committee will ultimately decide which amendments get floor votes. But the amendments also include a proposal by Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., to stop USDA from operating commodity checkoff programs. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., is seeking to block implementation of the USDA Equity Commission's interim report and shut off funding for USDA's climate hubs.
Proposals by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., would prohibit funding for climate or green energy initiatives or for development of cultured meat products.
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., filed an amendment with a sweeping set of proposals involving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
From the other side: Democrats are offering amendments that would restore some funding cuts in the spending bill. A proposal by Rep. Kim Schrier, R-Wash., would protect Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's flexibility to use the Commodity Credit Corp. account.
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