Rebekah Alvey
Associate Editor at Agri-Pulse
Writing about Congress, FDA for @agripulse. Past: @eenewsupdates @dallasnews,@washingtonpost & @AU_SOC, @wkuherald.
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3 weeks ago |
agri-pulse.com | Rebekah Alvey
Republicans on the Senate Ag Committee are looking to scale back the cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program contained in the House-based budget reconciliation bill. Committee Chair John Boozman, R-Ark., said Thursday the final number is still a “moving target.” But he acknowledged that Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., would like the committee to come up with a net reduction of about $150 billion. “I think they would like for us to be in that range,” Boozman said.
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3 weeks ago |
agri-pulse.com | Rebekah Alvey
Industry groups are criticizing FDA Commissioner Martin Makary for “incorrect and misleading” comments on seed oils. Makary told Fox News Wednesday morning that it’s nearly impossible to find infant formula without seed oils, a product he called “pro-inflammatory” and not naturally occurring. His comments came ahead of a FDA expert panel on infant formula, centered on the presence of heavy metals and seed oils.
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3 weeks ago |
agriculture.com | Rebekah Alvey |Steve Davies
The flagship U.S. program for international food assistance, Food for Peace, would be transferred to the Department of Agriculture and lose more than half its budget under the draft fiscal 2026 spending bill released by the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee.
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3 weeks ago |
agri-pulse.com | Rebekah Alvey
The flagship U.S. program for international food assistance, Food for Peace, would be transferred to the Department of Agriculture and lose more than half its budget under the draft fiscal 2026 spending bill released by the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee.
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3 weeks ago |
agri-pulse.com | Rebekah Alvey
Funding cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program included in the House budget reconciliation bill would place new administrative burdens on many counties, all while the federal government would slice its share of administrative costs in half under the legislation. The House GOP's One, Big Beautiful Bill Act includes major changes to SNAP that would reduce the projected cost of the program by $286 billion over 10 years.
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