![]() ![]() ![]() Progress: USDA, the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission all received improved grades from the groups but advocates warn that the agencies are running out of time for some of the most important antimonopoly initiatives. MAKING THE GRADE: One year after their first report card, the antimonopoly groups the Open Markets Institute and Farm Action have released a new assessment on how the agencies are doing to boost competition in food and agricultural markets as directed in Biden’s 2021 executive order. “They’re anxious for us to get this in place.” Among them: reconciling the SEC and the CFTC’s payment systems, securing additional resources for the CFTC, andĪs for industry, “the feedback is we’ve done a good job,” Thompson said. Until then, “we probably have a few things to refine,” Thompson said. “My goal is to do it before we head back to our districts in August,” Thompson said. Thompson (R-Pa.), told our Eleanor Mueller. HOUSE AG EYES JULY CRYPTO MARKUP: The House Agriculture Committee is hoping to mark up its market structure bill in the next two weeks, Chair G.T. “I’ve been involved in six farm bills, this is the third one I’ve led on, and none of them have ever been able to be completed by this statutory deadline,” she said. You’ll also receive daily policy news and other intelligence you need to act on the day’s biggest stories. ![]() Want to receive this newsletter every weekday? Subscribe to POLITICO Pro. If the funding battle drags on, it’s likely an extension would be necessary to keep farm bill programs up and running - something Stabenow told POLITICO last week we may “very well see.” Garret Graves (R-La.) and Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), who both told MA that floor action on the farm bill will be delayed until the government is funded. Even after the House sorts out its spending bills, they will have to be reconciled with the Senate’s, which are being marked up at far higher spending levels.īut don’t just take that from us, MA in recent weeks has talked to both Rep. 30.īut that bill will likely remain on the back burner until the appropriations bills are passed, averting a government shutdown. What it means for the farm bill: The farm bill is also due to be passed by Sept. The hard right House Freedom Caucus has already warned Speaker Kevin McCarthy that they expect spending levels to line up with fiscal 2022 levels of $1.471 trillion - and they’ve vowed to vote against anything more. The outlook: Passing the highly partisan bills on the House floor will require a united front from the splintered Republican majority, similar to other major legislative efforts this year. The bill would slash funding for the agencies by more than a third. That includes the Interior-EPA bill, which has a rider to block the EPA from making regulatory changes to pesticides inconsistent with either the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act or a carcinogenicity classification for the pesticide. The remaining bills will be marked up by the full House Appropriations Committee this week, clearing the way for floor action. 30 deadline.Ĭontext: The bill to fund the Agriculture Department and FDA advanced from committee, with massive cuts to the USDA and programs created by the Inflation Reduction Act. Send tips to and and follow us at NEXT BATTLE IN THE HOUSE: Fresh off passing a deeply partisan National Defense Authorization Act, the House will now focus its attention on clearing the 12 appropriations bills to fund the government through 2024 before the Sept. FIRST IN MA: Antimonopoly groups have a new report card out assessing the progress of the Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and USDA in boosting competition in food and agriculture markets. The House Agriculture Committee is eyeing a July markup for the cryptocurrency bill crafted with the Financial Services Committee. The bill to fund the Environmental Protection Agency and Interior Department is due for a markup this week. With the defense spending authorization passed in the House, the appropriations battle is next on the docket. With help from Marcia Brown and Eleanor Mueller ![]() Appropriations, crypto and monopoly, oh my! ![]()
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