U.S. Catholic bishops to lawmakers: SNAP policy is ‘our greatest concern’ in farm bill

Republicans roll out text of farm bill without Democratic priorities

Senate Republicans unveiled the text of a sweeping five-year farm bill on Tuesday afternoon that omits Democrats’s stated top priority. Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said in a statement that this legislation would “increase investments for rural communities and foster a more resilient agriculture sector.” “I’m proud to put...

U.S. House passes housing bill with backing from Catholic Charities USA

Catholic Charities USA President Kerry Alys Robinson said the bill has the potential to improve the lives of so many of our fellow citizens. [...]

The Farm Bill That Forgot Food

Congress Is Writing the Next Farm Bill, But What Is It Really Trying to Protect?

House Republicans push bipartisan bill to allow farmers to hire more foreign workers, critics call it ‘an ugly look for America’

House Republicans are advancing a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s farmworker visa program that would allow more agricultural employers to hire foreign workers for nearly year-round jobs, arguing persistent labor shortages threaten the U.S. food supply. The proposal has won broad support from farm groups but drawn criticism from immigration restrictionists, who argue it amounts...

Senate Farm Bill Strips SOBA and Cancer Gag Language, But Still Falls Short, Caving to Big Ag Demands

Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate released its version of the Farm Bill, following passage of the House’s disastrous version. While the Senate heeded the growing calls from public health and environmental advocates and abandoned the politically toxic Cancer Gag provisions and the SOBA (Save Our Bacon Act) [formerly known as the EATS Act], [] The post Senate Farm Bill Strips SOBA and Cancer Gag Language, But Still Falls Short, Caving to Big Ag Demands appeared first on Food Water Watch.