Food & Water Watch: House Farm Bill Draft Takes Aim at Animal Welfare, Climate-Smart Ag
May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement:
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House Republicans released a draft Farm Bill today, in advance of a House Agriculture Committee Markup scheduled for May 23. The draft legislation includes several policies to boost Big Ag profits and factory farms at the expense of consumers, farmers and the environment, by:
Removing animal welfare protections: The draft includes The EATS Act, dangerous legislation to pree . . .
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House Republicans released a draft Farm Bill today, in advance of a House Agriculture Committee Markup scheduled for May 23. The draft legislation includes several policies to boost Big Ag profits and factory farms at the expense of consumers, farmers and the environment, by:
Removing animal welfare protections: The draft includes The EATS Act, dangerous legislation to pree . . .