Source: Anna -Lisa Laca, DAIRY HERD, 2/7/18


Senate leaders announced a two-year budget deal on Wednesday that will keep the government funded through March 23 and modify the safety nets for cotton and dairy. However, the bill does not address the controversial Section 199A or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).   According to Jim Wiesemeyer, ProFarmer Washington policy analyst, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), announced a deal with Senate democrats to fund the government and set spending levels for defense and nondefense programs over the next two years. 

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