Senate Appropriations Committee Approves USDA, FDA Spending Plan
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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $19.8 billion in discretionary funding for agencies including the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration for the next fiscal year, a cut of 0.7 percent from current spending.
The bill, which funds programs including food safety and rural development, allots 16 percent more than the House of Representatives called for in June. The cost estimate for the measure doesn’t include funding for programs required by law.