{"id":1984778,"date":"2023-07-28T03:15:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agriculture-appropriations-bill-punted-to-september-as-centrists-and-conservatives-revolt\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T03:18:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:18:37","slug":"agriculture-appropriations-bill-punted-to-september-as-centrists-and-conservatives-revolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agriculture-appropriations-bill-punted-to-september-as-centrists-and-conservatives-revolt\/","title":{"rendered":"Centrists and conservatives revolt, pushing agriculture appropriations bill to September."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fagriculture-appropriations-bill-punted-to-september-as-centrists-and-conservatives-revolt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1984778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The House Faces Challenges in Passing Agriculture and FDA Appropriations Bill<\/h2>\n<p>The House of Representatives encountered obstacles in passing \u2064the \u2064agriculture and Food and Drug \u200dAdministration \u200cappropriations bill before the August recess. Both conservative and centrist Republican\u2062 members expressed their dissatisfaction with certain provisions, setting the\u2063 stage for a funding battle to meet the September 30 \u200cdeadline.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the bill was expected to \u2063be voted on Friday, but those \u200dhopes were dashed. The Rules Committee began reviewing the bill on \u200bWednesday but had to adjourn due to opposition from\u2063 both\u2063 the\u200d right-wing and\u200b centrist \u2064factions\u200b of the party.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns of the House \u2062Freedom Caucus<\/h3>\n<p>One of the main\u2062 concerns raised by \u200bthe House Freedom Caucus is \u200cthat \u200bthe bill does not do enough to reduce spending, despite\u2064 being below the fiscal 2022 levels.\u200b Representative Ben Cline,\u2062 a member of the Freedom Caucus, \u200bexpressed his worry that\u2062 the bill does \u200cnot eliminate \u2062wasteful spending and\u200b suggested areas where savings could be \u200dfound.<\/p>\n<p>Another issue raised by the Freedom\u2062 Caucus is the $7.5 billion in\u200d rescission \u200cand how the savings from it will be used. They prefer that the rescissions be actual savings for taxpayers\u2063 rather than being re-spent \u200bon other priorities.<\/p>\n<p>A rescission refers \u2062to the reclaiming of authorized funds that have\u200b not been\u200d utilized.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Freedom Caucus members want to\u200b see work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition \u200cAssistance Program (SNAP) included\u200b in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-move-to-ban-china-from-buying-farmland\/\" title=\"Lawmakers move to ban China from buying farmland\">agriculture appropriations bill<\/a>. They believe that implementing a 20-hour-a-week work \u200drequirement would lead to cost \u2064savings.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Chip Roy, another \u200dmember of the Freedom Caucus, emphasized the need for cuts in additional measures \u2063to reach the desired spending level of $1.471 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>However, members representing rural and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agriculture-appropriations-bill-punted-to-september-as-centrists-and-conservatives-revolt\/\" title=\"Centrists and conservatives revolt, pushing agriculture appropriations bill to September.\">farm-heavy districts oppose cutting additional spending<\/a>\u200d in the agriculture bill. They argue that such cuts \u200cwould \u2063have devastating \u200cconsequences, \u2062particularly for\u200d the export industry.<\/p>\n<h3>Abortion Restrictions and Centrist Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>Aside from \u200bconcerns about spending\u200b cuts, other members, particularly centrists, have grave concerns\u200b about the abortion restrictions outlined in the agriculture\u2063 appropriations bill. The provision\u2062 in question\u2062 would reverse the Food and \u200cDrug Administration&#8217;s guidance \u2062on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/egregious-abuse-11-gop-senators-demand-google-stop-censoring-ads-for-abortion-pill-reversal-hotline\/\" title=\"\u2018Egregious Abuse\u2019: 11 GOP Senators Demand Google Stop Censoring Ads For Abortion Pill Reversal Hotline\">abortion pill mifepristone<\/a>, prohibiting its mail delivery and purchase at\u2063 retail pharmacies.<\/p>\n<p>Centrist Republicans,\u200c such as Representative Brian Fitzpatrick and Representative \u2064Mike\u2062 Lawler, object \u200bto this provision, stating that it does not \u2063belong in\u2063 the agriculture bill. They are willing to support amendments to remove it.<\/p>\n<p>However, Speaker \u200bKevin \u2062McCarthy does not \u2064appear inclined to remove the provision, arguing against the use of taxpayer money \u200dfor such purposes.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications for \u200bSeptember and \u2064Government Funding<\/h3>\n<p>These challenges set the stage for an \u2063appropriations\u2064 battle in September, as the government faces\u2063 a potential shutdown on October \u20631 if not funded. \u2064With only one appropriations\u2062 bill passed, the House\u200c will\u200c need \u2063to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-leaning-on-guatemala-to-aid-in-border-crisis\/\" title=\"VP Harris Leaning on Guatemala to Aid in Border Crisis\">make significant progress<\/a> upon its return.<\/p>\n<p>One senior GOP lawmaker suggested\u200c that passing a few more appropriations bills, such as\u2062 the Department of Defense \u200cfunding bill, in the first few weeks\u200d of September could allow for conference with\u2064 the \u2062Senate and\u2064 the creation\u2064 of \u2064a minibus. This minibus, consisting \u2062of multiple appropriations bills, could be\u200b passed alongside a\u2063 short-term continuing \u200cresolution to keep the government funded while \u2062further negotiations take place.<\/p>\n<p>However, members of the Freedom Caucus have\u2063 stated their opposition to a minibus\u200c or continuing resolution, potentially requiring support from Democrats to reach \u2064a \u2063resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the House faces a challenging task in meeting the \u2063September deadline and ensuring the \u2064government \u2062remains funded.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/congress\/house-punts-agriculture-fda-appropriations-bill-august-recess\">here<\/a> to\u200b read more from \u200bThe Washington \u2063Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House postponed the agriculture and FDA appropriations bill due to disagreements among conservative and centrist Republicans. This sets the stage for a battle to fund the government before the Sept. 30 deadline. 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