Sen. Collins Blasts Administration's Renewed Attempt to Eliminate UMaine Potato Research
May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on May 10, 2022:
At an Appropriations hearing today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins sharply criticized the Biden Administration's proposal to eliminate a successful potato breeding research program that supports critical work at the University of Maine. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack testified at the hearing to justify his Department's Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
At an Appropriations hearing today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins sharply criticized the Biden Administration's proposal to eliminate a successful potato breeding research program that supports critical work at the University of Maine. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack testified at the hearing to justify his Department's Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
