Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.30
May 30, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Debt Ceiling Discussions around the debt ceiling continued over Memorial Day weekend, with President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reaching a deal, the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The bill will raise the debt ceiling for two years until 2025, with a defense limit of $868.349 billion and a nondefense […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.23
May 23, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Debt Ceiling President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had their first one-on-one meeting in several months on Monday to discuss a deal to address the debt ceiling, with only nine days until the estimated June 1 deadline when the U.S. government defaults on its $31 trillion-plus debt. […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.16
May 16, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Debt Ceiling The debt ceiling discussion continues as the countdown until June 1, the U.S. Treasury’s estimated X date, is just 15 days away. Over the weekend and on Monday, Congressional leaders and staff met to continue negotiations. A meeting is expected today (5/16) among President Biden and […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.9
May 9, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Debt Ceiling Debate Continues House and Senate leadership are set to meet with President Biden today (5/9) regarding legislative action to address the looming debt default . This meeting comes after 43 Senate Republicans signed a letter calling for budget reform and spending cuts, echoing the same message as […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 5.2
May 2, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Last week, the House passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act by a vote of 217-215. The $4.5 trillion GOP bill would increase the debt limit until March 2024 while cutting federal spending by tens of billions of dollars. The legislation would expand SNAP work requirements for adults as old […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.25
April 25, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress The House is set to vote this week on a $4.5 trillion GOP bill, the Limit, Save, Grow Act, that would raise the debt limit into 2024 while cutting federal spending by tens of billions of dollars. The legislation would expand SNAP work requirements for adults as old as 55, currently set […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 4.18
April 18, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Congress Work requirements on social programs were center stage as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke at the New York City Stock Exchange regarding the upcoming debt ceiling vote. During his remarks, McCarthy mentioned the vote would be occurring in the “coming weeks.” He also noted that the […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.28
March 28, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching This week, Members on Capitol Hill have a packed schedule of hearings, including the first of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill stakeholder hearings this Congress and several budget hearings with Biden administration officials, including Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. A list of hearings pertinent to the food […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.21
March 21, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching Waters of the United States This week, the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States rule is set to go into effect. In Congress, the House has passed a congressional review act resolution to overturn the rule, and the Senate is expected to vote on it this week. In the […]
Weekly Food and Agriculture Update – 3.14
March 14, 2023 Contents What We’re Watching FY202 President’s Budget What is it? President Biden unveiled his 2024 budget, which is a nonbinding document that provides Congress with recommended spending levels for programs, projects, and activities that are funded through appropriations and other budgetary legislation. In short, it provides an outline of the current administration’s priorities. What […]
