House appropriators advanced a $26.3 billion bill containing cuts to the Agriculture Department’s fiscal 2027 budget and a slight increase to the Food and Drug Administration’s annual funding authorization above 2026 levels.
House Appropriations Committee members voted 35-25 Wednesday to send the measure to the full House chamber as GOP lawmakers aim to finish voting on annual funding measures before July.
Democrats slammed spending reductions they warned would harm a range of food aid programs and gut staffing levels at the USDA, which has already seen one of the highest rates of attrition since President Donald Trump assumed office.
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