A $30B fund sitting inside USDA tees up a tug-of-war
Trump left Biden a $30 billion fund used for trade wars. Biden has other plans for it. POLITICO 2/1/2021 By Liz Crampton © Susan Walsh/AP Photo USDA nominee Tom Vilsack's intentions with the Commodity Credit Corp. are expected to be a line of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearing. The Trump administration used it to bail out farmers suffering from its trade wars. Now the Biden administration wants to deploy a $30 billion pot of money in the Agriculture Department to tackle climate change, support restaurants and kickstart other programs without waiting for Co...
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