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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

By Benjamin J. Hulac
May 8, 2020

Campaigns · 116th Congress

At the Races: 6 months to go

Kennedy III has invested in a four-week TV advertising campaign in the effort to oust Ed Markey in the Sept. 1 primary in the Bay State. It’s the first TV ad in what’s likely to be a bitter contest.

By Bridget Bowman, Kate Ackley and and Stephanie Akin
May 7, 2020

Campaigns · 116th Congress

At the Races: 2020 becomes Amash pit

And on Sept. 1, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is challenging Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal in Massachusetts’ 1st District.

By Bridget Bowman, Kate Ackley and and Stephanie Akin
April 30, 2020

Campaigns · 116th Congress

At the Races: COVIDed we stand

Kennedy III, scheduled for Sept. 1.

By Stephanie Akin, Bridget Bowman and and Kate Ackley
April 23, 2020

Policy · 116th Congress

New aid bill would open SBA economic injury funds to farmers

More than 30 organizations joined in an April 1 letter to the SBA saying that the previous economic rescue package did not explicitly exclude farms and that the agency should follow congressional

By Ellyn Ferguson
April 21, 2020

Policy · 116th Congress

USDA unveils $19 billion aid plan for farmers, food industry

[jwp-video n=”1″] However, the USDA is taking a new approach to deal with COVID-19 and will spend money with regional and local distributors hit hard by closures of restaurants, hotels and other

By Ellyn Ferguson
April 17, 2020

Policy · 116th Congress

As workers face virus risks, employers seek liability limits

[jwp-video n=”1″] Suggs said her store allowed for a surge in foot traffic as demand for groceries and other goods increased since the crisis began, making it impossible to maintain a six-foot

By Emily Kopp
April 17, 2020

Policy · 116th Congress

DHS gives farmers latitude in hiring foreign workers

[jwp-video n=”1″] The Agriculture Department issued the Homeland Security release, which said the pool of H-2A workers who would normally return to their home countries after finishing contracted

By Ellyn Ferguson
April 15, 2020

Policy · 116th Congress

Pork farmers put in bid for billions in federal aid

The pork group calls for action on several fronts: USDA purchases of at least $1 billion in pork products that could be distributed to food banks or federal nutrition programs.USDA direct payments

By Ellyn Ferguson
April 14, 2020

Policy · 116th Congress

Lawmakers prod USDA to aid local food growers hit by pandemic

[jwp-video n=”1″] Supporters of locally and regionally focused agriculture say they have a claim on the funds since the law specifically mentions “producers who supply local food systems” along

By Ellyn Ferguson
April 10, 2020