Nov 13
Last Night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on legislation that ended the government shutdown. This package includes a clean continuing resolution that funds the government through January 30, 2026, as well as three appropriations bills that provide full fiscal year funding for Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. These bills will …
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 11
The Senate passed legislation late Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a handful of Democrats joined with GOP Senators and voted out their CR by a 60 to 40 vote despite searing criticism from within their party. Both Oklahoma Senators voted throughout the shutdown to …
Nov 07
Shortly after Senator Mullin met with the President after our interview, Trump tweeted this: Mullin Takes Cattle Price Fight to White House, Slams “Leverage” Tactics in Prolonged Shutdown Senator Markwayne Mullin will join the Oklahoma Farm Bureau meeting via video today, as he is meeting with the President to address the growing crisis in the …
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 10
The American Farm Bureau Federation today sent letters to President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders to emphasize the severe economic pressures facing America’s farmers and ranchers. Falling crop prices, skyrocketing expenses and trade disputes are creating conditions that are too much for farm families to bear. “Across the country, farms are disappearing as families close …
Oct 09
Despite the temporary suspension of full U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports due to the government shutdown, market analysts have continued to gauge the grain markets, confirming a prevailing concern: large grain supplies are currently in storage. This view is supported by trade analyst polls and carryover data from previous reports, suggesting minimal changes to …
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 …
