Congress · 116th Congress
Roberts leaves Senate with warning about attacks on food supply
[jwp-video n=”1″] Known as the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Program — for former Sens.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs stopgap funding bill, averting government shutdown
There wasn’t a lapse in appropriations even though he didn’t sign it quite in time for the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump administration requests funds for agencies hurt by the pandemic
of Management and Budget on Wednesday requested dozens more adjustments in spending in a continuing resolution that would extend fiscal 2020 spending levels into the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
As eviction bans end, renters and landlords urge fiscal help
[jwp-video n=”1″] “It’s not enough to say, ‘thou shall not evict,’” said Rep. David E. Price, D-N.C., chairman of the Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee.
Congress · 116th Congress
House proposes billions of dollars for technology throughout government
[jwp-video n=”1″] CISA would receive $2.25 billion in total, nearly $500 million more than the Trump administration requested for fiscal 2021.
Policy · 116th Congress
Pandemic lobbying tops K Street agenda, but spending dips
The chamber, including its Institute for Legal Reform affiliate, disclosed shelling out about $15 million for federal lobbying campaigns between April 1 and June 30 of this year, down from $21.6
White House · 116th Congress
Trump butters up lobster industry with hint of trade aid
On July 6, 2018, China imposed an additional 25 percent duty on U.S. lobster and increased the duty to 35 percent on Sept. 1, 2019.
Policy · 116th Congress
FDA asks packing facilities to report on COVID-19 problems
[jwp-video n=”1″] The guidance doesn’t mention the memorandum, but it notes news reports of closures of some FDA-regulated facilities.
Policy · 116th Congress
Potato farmers seek changes to USDA’s COVID-19 payments
The association wants to see payment bumped up from 1 cent per pound for potatoes that growers could not ship to commercial customers.
Policy · 116th Congress
USDA, FDA advise businesses in need of protective equipment
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Policy · 116th Congress
USDA is key for food aid, but may lack speed in crisis
In 2019, the USDA provided 1 billion pounds of food through its TEFAP program, with 3 billion pounds coming from donations by grocers, food retailers, farmers, producers, manufacturers and direct
Policy · 116th Congress
Bill would add food aid, give ethanol, livestock loss relief
Biofuel producers, particularly ethanol makers, would get an economic lifeline with a proposal to pay 45 cents a gallon to qualifying fuel produced between Jan. 1 and May 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senators eye FEMA as alternative for speeding aid to food banks
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Policy · 116th Congress
As fishermen stay in port, Trump pushes fish farming
For the next coronavirus relief legislation, they called for $3 billion to go to the Agriculture Department to buy seafood products and another $1 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric