Senate Continues Work on Emergency Funding and Ag Disaster Bill
News Date May 01, 2006
The Senate will continue work this week on the FY06 emergency supplemental funding package which includes $4 billion in agriculture disaster assistance. The $106 billion emergency funding package contains spending for the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina relief. Numerous amendments are expected, mainly to strike out individual earmarked projects. Farm-state lawmakers are pushing for the $4 billion agriculture disaster assistance which would provide relief to producers who are suffering from natural disasters and high energy costs. Last week, NASDA sent a letter to the Senate urging passage of the agriculture funding. (Contact: Charlie Ingram)