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House Agriculture Committee opens 119th Congress, sets five-year farm bill as top priority and adopts rules
Summary
At its organizational meeting, the House Committee on Agriculture set passage of a bipartisan five-year farm bill as its top priority, adopted committee rules and an authorization and oversight plan, and authorized the chairman to act on staff and administrative matters.
The House Committee on Agriculture convened its organizational meeting for the 119th Congress and set passage of a bipartisan five-year farm bill as its top priority, adopted committee rules and an authorization and oversight plan, and authorized the chairman to act on committee staff and administrative matters.
Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture, opened the meeting and said the committee would “spend a lot of time together in this hearing room” working to deliver “real solutions for our farm families, our rural communities, and ultimately, every American family.” Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-Minn.) said a new farm bill must strengthen the farm safety net and provide opportunities for new and beginning farmers, adding, “Bipartisanship is the only way we get this done.”
The committee’s stated top policy priority is passage…
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