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Senate Democrats: Trump budget cuts will harm rural America

· May 31, 2017

On Tuesday, 29 U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Trump expressing strong concerns over recent actions that would have negative impacts on families in rural America. Last week, President Trump issued a budget proposal calling for drastic cuts that would undermine the important rural development mission at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). […]

Agro-terrorism bill one step closer to signed

· May 30, 2017

Last week, the U.S. Senate approved legislation to address the threat of agro-terrorism and ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply. The legislation was introduced by U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS), Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, in the Senate and U.S. […]

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Congressional budget includes $3M for biotech outreach

· May 4, 2017

House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement on a $1 trillion appropriations bill for FY-2017 — including a $3 million budget for the USDA and FDA to educate consumers on agricultural biotechnology and biotechnology-derived food products and animal feed. The budget, which will fund the federal government through September, rejects most of the Administration’s proposed […]

Senate confirms Sonny Perdue as 31st Agriculture Secretary

· April 24, 2017

America finally has a new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The Senate voted 87-11 to confirm former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as the 31st Secretary. Nearly 13 weeks since President Trump nominated the 70-year-old Republican, Perdue finally got his day in the Senate. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) who introduced the vote to the floor, said it […]

Sonny Perdue Senate vote set for April 24

· April 10, 2017

USDA Secretary of Agriculture nominee Sonny Perdue will finally get his day in the Senate. Following a unanimous consent request from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the vote is now scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 24, on President Trump’s nomination of former Georgia Governor Perdue to be Agriculture Secretary. The vote comes […]

Sonny Perdue vote now up to full Senate

· March 31, 2017

Nominee Sonny Perdue has won the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry vote to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Perdue may now be considered by the full U.S. Senate for confirmation. “I’m pleased our Committee has made swift strides to move Governor Perdue’s nomination closer to the finish line,” U.S. Senator Pat […]

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