Center for American Progress: USDA's Debt Relief Program for Farmers of Color Should Be Quickly Reinstated
June 12, 2021
June 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on June 11, 2021:
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Yesterday, a federal judge in Wisconsin issued a restraining order on $4 billion of debt relief that was part of a program designed to help Black and other farmers of color as part of the Biden administration's American Rescue Plan. Following the decision, Nicole Lee Ndumele, vice president for Racial Equity and Justice at the Center for American Progress, issu . . .
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Yesterday, a federal judge in Wisconsin issued a restraining order on $4 billion of debt relief that was part of a program designed to help Black and other farmers of color as part of the Biden administration's American Rescue Plan. Following the decision, Nicole Lee Ndumele, vice president for Racial Equity and Justice at the Center for American Progress, issu . . .