The House Ag Committee approved its budget estimates and views letter to the House Budget Committee, not surprisingly calling for no cuts to U.S. farm and nutrition programs. Citing the financial stress in U.S. agriculture and the bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill, the panel said these immediate stresses argue for maintaining funding.
“Given the strong support for the work mentioned above and the economic realities facing many Americans, the Committee believes that the farm, rural, and nutrition priorities should be maintained and that no budget reductions are warranted in any part of our jurisdiction,” the letter said.
“The Committee on Agriculture is planning continued thorough oversight and monitoring of the implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill, as well as the continuing authorities of USDA and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,” the panel said. “Our goal is to ensure that the investments made in these programs and authorities yield results consistent with congressional intent. The Agriculture Committee will also continue to gather new insight into how to improve programs and authorities, including ways to continue to invest taxpayer money wisely.”
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