June 6, 2019
On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 354-58 to pass the $19.1 billion disaster package. The bill provides funding to support the victims affected by the Midwest floods, California wildfires, and Hurricanes Florence and …
April 4, 2019
On Monday, the Senate voted down two disaster relief packages; one drafted by Senate Republicans and another House-passed bill. Democrats argued that the Senate-drafted bill, which included $600 million for Puerto Rico, did not include …
April 4, 2019
USDA Press Release, March 22, 2019 Secretary Perdue is making available an additional $45 million to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and its partners to address the ongoing virulent Newcastle disease (vND) …
March 7, 2019
UEP and other ag organizations are urging USDA to secure funding to eradicate vND Virulent Newcastle disease (vND) is killing a growing number of Southern California chickens. State Veterinarian Annette Jones announced a poultry quarantine …
February 21, 2019
Last week, President Trump signed an omnibus spending package that includes funding for the FY 2019 Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, Financial Services, Interior-Environment, State-Foreign Operations and Transportation-HUD, and Homeland Security appropriations bills, averting another government shutdown. The …
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