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Lawmakers re-up efforts to double funding for USDA export-promotion programs

September 26, 2022 at 4:59 PM
A group of senators has reintroduced legislation that would double funding for two Agriculture Department programs designed to boost exports of U.S. agricultural goods, with one sponsor saying more support for exporters is needed in light of the Biden administration’s trade policies. Sen. Angus King (I-ME) introduced “ The Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act ,” also known as the “CREAATE Act of 2022,” last week. It would double the funding for the USDA Market Access...

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