House GOP Budget Plan Tees Up Food Assistance Debate: Farm Brief

Feb. 27, 2025, 6:00 PM UTC

Good afternoon, and welcome back to this week’s Farm Brief.

Republicans, including some with more than a fifth of their constituents relying on food aid, this week backed a proposal expected to cut as much as $230 billion over 10 years from the nutrition program for low-income recipients. Also detailed in this issue: the Trump administration’s new bird flu strategy, renewed efforts to block China’s farmland purchases, and a warning from Canada on impending tariffs .

Members of the House advanced a budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) Tuesday tasking the House Agriculture Committee with finding $230 billion ...

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