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Emily Hatch

April 18, 2023
In 2023 Farm Bill, Legislative Process, SNAP

Farm Bill Negotiations and the Congressional Budget Office Baseline

Emily Hatch is a law student in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and a guest contributor to this blog. On February 15, 2023, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its most recent budget baseline for “USDA Farm Programs,” which projects a ten-year baseline cost for the relevant farm bill programs of over $1.4 trillion (about $140 billion each fiscal…

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February 28, 2023
In 2023 Farm Bill, Crop Insurance, Equity, Hearings, Legislative Process

Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing Emphasizes Fair Competition

Emily Hatch is a law student in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and a guest contributor to this blog. On February 9, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hosted its second hearing on the 2023 Farm Bill, which focused on commodity programs, crop insurance, and credit. In her opening remarks, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow highlighted the fact that…

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