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Skinny Farm Bill Left to Finish

President Trump said yesterday that the U.S. is nearing several new trade deals and that letters will be sent to trading partners by 9 July warning of increased tariffs set to take effect on 1 August. That announcement effectively extends the administration’s trade deadline from this week to 1 August, giving more time to finalize agreements. Meanwhile, the One Big Beautiful Bill, aka the reconciliation package, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 216 to 214 accomplishing many Trump objectives, including some from the farm bill. Those include cuts to SNAP and some rolling back of bioenergy tax credits. The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the USDA and FDA appropriations bill on Thursday. The House Appropr...

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