Articles tagged under: Commodity Credit Corporation

CCC Authority Suspended in House Bill

Published May 24, 2024

The Republican farm bill suspends the Agriculture Secretary’s Section 5 authority to use Commodity Credit Corporation funding to offset the cost of increasing reference prices and support crop insurance. Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop introduced an amendment to remove this language. "Let's…
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CCC Seen as an Option to Fund Farm Bill Priorities

Published April 18, 2024

In Tuesday's Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out his vision of using the Commodity Credit Corporation as a way to fund farm bill programs. "I think if we could be a bit more creative about…
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CCC Pushback Could Show Up Again

Published September 23, 2020

The Russell Group President Randy Russell expects the pushback over the Commodity Credit Corporation to resurface during the next farm bill debate. "It's inviting people to look at the CCC and what it funds," says Russell. "While this may be…
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CR Includes Funding for CCC

Published September 23, 2020

On a 359-to-57 vote, the House passed a continuing resolution Tuesday evening that keeps the government funded through December 11. The bill does include $21 billion for the Commodity Credit Corporation and $8 billion in nutrition assistance which was left…
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Farm Assistance Included in COVID Bill

Published July 28, 2020

The Senate GOP coronavirus relief package includes $20 billion in direct funding for agricultural assistance. When combined with the $14 billion that has already been authorized for the Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA will have a total of $34 billion in…
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