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Ag Disaster Aid Likely To Fall In The Senate
Ag Disaster Aid Likely To Fall In The Senate
Ag Disaster Aid Likely To Fall In The Senate
House Democrats included billions for Ag disaster aid in their stop-gap government funding bill that passed on a party-line vote Wednesday, but that now faces a Senate GOP filibuster over its debt limit hike. The stop-gap spending bill would prevent a government shutdown October 1st, despite the inclusion of billions of dollars for farm country and other disasters ...
Moore: Bipartisanship Will Be Vital In New Congress
Moore: Bipartisanship Will Be Vital In New Congress
Moore: Bipartisanship Will Be Vital In New Congress
Farm groups are calling for bipartisanship after a bitterly fought election that’s still being contested. American Farm Bureau Federation, Executive Vice President Dale Moore said between the next Congress and administration, getting any kind of legislation passed will be a challenge. “ ...
GOP ‘Skinny Aid Package’ Fails To Get A Vote In Senate
GOP ‘Skinny Aid Package’ Fails To Get A Vote In Senate
GOP ‘Skinny Aid Package’ Fails To Get A Vote In Senate
Legislation supporters say would have provided $20 billion in pandemic farm aid, failed last week, after Senate Democrats used a filibuster to hold off a vote. Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell said the GOP lacked the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster on their so called “Skinny Aid Package”, so the legislation failed to get a vote by the end of the week. “Once t ...