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Plaintiffs who claimed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) debt relief program associated with a COVID-19 pandemic aid bill was a breach of

Agriculture Secretary Responds to Lawsuit Claiming COVID-19 Aid Should Not Be Based on Race May 6, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday told reporters in a daily White House briefing that the department plans to proceed with a $4 billion loan forgiveness program earmarked for socially disadvantaged farmers, despite a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Texas claiming that it is unconstitutional because white farmers are not eligible. Vilsack explai...