Nov 12
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan compromise bill Wednesday evening, bringing an end to the longest and most contentious government shutdown in American history. The vote, called earlier in the day by Speaker Mike Johnson, was the final legislative hurdle needed to restore funding and reopen federal agencies after 43 days. The vote …
Nov 06
Today, in a Zoom interview from Washington, D.C., Farm Director KC Sheperd, along with Oklahoma Senator James Lankford, announced a “possible end in sight” to the ongoing government shutdown, while sharply criticizing the Democratic strategy he claims caused the stalemate. Lankford Talks Shutdown, Ag Bill Delay, and Beef Price Strategy Lankford alleged the shutdown was …
Nov 04
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), House Agriculture Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Brad Finstad (MN-01), House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (OK-04), and House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Andy Harris (MD-01) released a statement on how continued Democrat obstruction in reopening the federal government has denied full, uninterrupted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) …
Oct 05
Senator Markwayne Mullin’s analysis of the government shutdown centered on two main political and fiscal points: the alleged hypocrisy and political motivation of Senator Chuck Schumer, and the detrimental constitutional effect of allowing a shutdown to occur. 1. The Fiscal & Immigration Dispute Mullin argued that the immediate cause of the shutdown was Senator Schumer’s …
Sep 26
In an interview with Farm Director KC Sheperd at the Ag Outlook Forum, Harrison Pittman, Director of the National Ag Law Center, discussed the financial uncertainty facing agricultural producers, focusing on federal payment systems, depleted funding, and key legal challenges. Emergency Payments and the CCC Funding Crisis A significant immediate concern is the funding for …
