New House GOP budget proposal revives Farm Bill extension and aid money but drops ethanol provision

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — American farmers are hoping that aid to agriculture will be revived as Congress struggles to avert a looming partial government shutdown. A one-year extension of federal farm programs, around $30 billion in economic relief and a break for the ethanol industry were part of a bipartisan deal that collapsed Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump denounced it. A new House Republican version announced Thursday keeps the one-year Farm Bill extension and the economic aid but drops the ethanol provision. It remains unclear whether it could clear both chambers amid opposition from Democrats and some conservative Republicans, and get President Joe Biden’s signature, in time to prevent a shutdown.