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House appropriators press Ag secretary on redirecting avian‑flu recovery funds
Summary
At a House Appropriations Committee budget hearing, Agriculture Secretary Redding defended his department’s decision to redirect portions of a restricted high‑path avian influenza (HPAI) recovery fund, saying the state retains a contingency and other animal‑health investments.
At a House Appropriations Committee budget hearing, Agriculture Secretary Redding defended his department’s decision to redirect portions of a restricted high‑path avian influenza (HPAI) recovery account to other priorities, telling lawmakers the state retains a sizable contingency and broader animal‑health investments.
“Over the last 3 years to build a recovery fund... it’s got a balance of 61,500,000.0 for high path AI recovery,” Redding said, adding the fund includes roughly $18,000,000 earmarked for testing and that combining those amounts yields “$80,000,000 in a…
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