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Committee votes to send budget letter to Appropriations Committee
Summary
The Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry committee moved and approved a draft budget letter to the Appropriations Committee after discussion about whether to include dollar figures and confirming the letter will be placed on committee letterhead; members agreed to send the letter and the chair recorded that all present supported it.
The Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry committee moved to send its draft budget letter to the Appropriations Committee and the motion was approved during the meeting.
The committee discussed whether to include specific dollar amounts in the letter; one member recommended omitting dollar figures because some committees are still deliberating. The chair said the letter is not yet on committee letterhead but will include members' names once the committee is full and noted an updated submission deadline (changed from last Friday to Wednesday) that the chair would confirm.
At a brief procedural vote, a member moved to "Send this letter" and the motion was recorded as "so moved." The chair then called for a hands‑up poll; the chair said they saw everyone present and that the letter would indicate those present supported it. The meeting noted that Michelle was not present but would be listed as part of the committee membership in the document.
No formal roll‑call tally or named yes/no votes were recorded in the transcript. The committee directed that agency staff could be invited back for follow‑up conversations about program design and matching requirements.
What happens next: the chair will confirm the Wednesday deadline and arrange for the letter to be placed on committee letterhead and transmitted to the Appropriations Committee.
