This week's Cotton Newsline is 2 cuts.Both cuts are Robbie Minnich, Senior Government Relations Representative for the National Cotton Council.
Suggested Introduction 1
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the FY12 agricultural appropriations bill. Robbie Minnich, Senior Government Relations Representative for the National Cotton Council, says overall discretionary spending for the Agriculture Subcommittee for FY12 totals $19.7 billion, which includes $1.7 billion in security spending and a little over $18 million in non-security spending.
Suggested Introduction 2
Minnich says there are several funding decisions that affect agriculture.