Source: Julie Grace Brufke, THE HILL, 9/21/20


Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas), the top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, on Monday introduced an amendment to a stopgap government funding measure that would provide farm aid and extend child nutritional assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. House Democrats earlier Monday introduced a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funding through Dec. 11.  Negotiators aimed to release a bipartisan stopgap bill on Friday, but talks collapsed after the parties were unable to reach an agreement on whether a provision to provide ...

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