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Sen. King joins group of lawmakers calling on USDA to reinstate funding for local food
The programs provided $1.3 million to state, tribal, and territorial governments to purchase locally grown food and ...
King, Pingree demand answers on why USDA cut local food programs
In a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, King, I-Maine, and 30 senators charge that cutting $1 billion to the Local Food ...
The Senate just voted to avoid a shutdown with a bill that cuts non-defense spending by $13 billion
Senate Democrats decided not to block a GOP-led funding bill, which many have said fails to do enough to rein in Elon Musk's ...
Bill to prevent males from women's sports receives no support from Senate Dems: Who were they?
The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to clear a procedural hurdle on Monday after it received no support ...
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Durbin Joins Schiff, Senate Democrats In Demanding USDA Reverse $1 Billion In Canceled Local Food Purchases For Schools, Farmers
SPRINGFIELD U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, along with ...
Trump signs continuing resolution, averting shutdown, White House says
The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.
VTDigger4d
Federal shutdown averted in Senate without backing of Vermont delegation
Both Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch voted no, saying the funding bill gave President Donald Trump and his advisors too much budgetary power.
Irish Farmers Journal6d
Angus programme encourages innovation
Biodegradable seaweed packaging, accessibility in farming and increasing consumer awareness at the Certified Irish Angus ...
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Senate avoids shutdown, as divided Democrats help pass FY25 funding bill
The Senate cleared the House’s continuing resolution funding the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown at midnight. The crucial vote came when 10 Democrats crossed the ...
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The Senate just voted to avoid a shutdown with a bill that cuts non-defense spending by $13 billion
Angus King, an independent from Maine who caucuses ... The bill increases funding for nutrition assistance for women, infants, and children (WIC) by $500 million. At the same time, the bill ...
After House votes to avert government shutdown, Senate Democrats face 'stark' choice
House Republicans passed a bill to fund the government through the end of September 2025. The measure now heads to the Senate, where Democrats face a "stark" choice.