Broadcast Newsline: May 26, 2017

The Trump Administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 includes a number of extremely concerning program reductions and eliminations that, if implemented, would severely compromise policies that are critical to America’s cotton farming families. Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council, joins us to explain how the cuts would affect cotton policies and programs.

Today’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council.

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The Trump Administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 includes a number of extremely concerning program reductions and eliminations that, if implemented, would severely compromise policies that are critical to America’s cotton farming families. Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council, joins us to explain how the cuts would affect cotton policies and programs.

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Don’t forget though, this is a budget proposal. Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have indicated the fact that very little, if any, of these budget proposals are expected to make it into final legislation.

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 Also this week, we saw the Administration provide its formal notification to Congress of its intent to renegotiate NAFTA.

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