In two ways, lawmakers say ‘no’ to relocation of USDA research agencies

Congress is about to send USDA funding for the rest of the fiscal year to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. It will also send him an unambiguous, although nonbinding, message: Don’t move the Economic Research Service or the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington. On Thursday, a high-powered group of lawmakers, including House Majority… » Read More

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