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Members press USDA over frozen funds and program cancellations as Rollins says most releases complete
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House appropriators pressed Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on a wide set of paused or canceled USDA programs and appropriations; Rollins said most of $20 billion that had been reviewed has been released and that about $5 billion remained under review.
WASHINGTON — House appropriators pressed U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on funding freezes and program cancellations Tuesday, saying farmers and schools have been left uncertain while the department reviews multiprogram spending.
The disputes centered on roughly $20 billion that the department paused after the administration took office and a set of programs — including Local Food Purchase Assistance and Local Food for Schools — that members said were abruptly canceled or left unpaid. "This administration has unlawfully frozen and impounded congressionally appropriated funds," Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro said, adding that the pauses had left farmers and school…
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