Federal Spending Cuts Affect Agriculture
April 19, 2011 President Obama is expected to sign into law legislation to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY11. The legislation makes significant cuts in many domestic programs, Cotton Council International says.
The legislation includes $3 billion in spending reductions for USDA operations and agriculture programs. While the largest cuts apply to nutrition programs, conservation programs also took significant reductions.
House and Senate approval of the measure (H.R. 1473) completes work on FY11 appropriations and allows congressional leaders to turn to the FY12 budget and appropriations bills.
While the continuing resolution was criticized by both conservatives and liberals, it cleared the House and Senate by wide margins — 260 to 167 and 81-19 respectively.
The bill establishes FY11 spending at $1.050 trillion — $78.5 billion less than the Administration requested more than a year ago. A complete list of the spending cuts for agriculture can be found in the Issues area of the NCC’s website at www.cotton.org/issues/.
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