Daybreak Jan. 30: Boozman: Lawmakers ready to codify Food for Peace move 'as soon as possible'
Boozman says lawmakers are prepared to act quickly if the administration seeks to move Food for Peace permanently to USDA.

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Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman says lawmakers are ready to act quickly if the administration seeks to permanently move Food for Peace to USDA. Kansas lawmakers have introduced legislation to make the transfer permanent.
Boozman told Agri-Pulse he believes lawmakers are willing to change the statute and act “as soon as possible” to move Food for Peace permanently to USDA. The departments have temporarily moved the program under an interagency agreement, and Sen. Jerry Moran said support for the transfer is widespread.
Elsewhere, the report says a U.S.-El Salvador trade pact includes commitments on agricultural exports and food-product rules. It also covers a proposed WOTUS rule criticized by Democratic senators, a Senate Agriculture Committee-approved digital commodities bill, and a possible future committee role for Sen. Cory Booker if Sen. Amy Klobuchar wins Minnesota’s governorship.
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SWIPE →Senate Agriculture Committee chairman discussing a permanent transfer of Food for Peace to USDA
Minnesota senator running for governor, whose possible election could affect Agriculture Committee leadership
Kansas representative who introduced legislation to make the Food for Peace transfer permanent
Oregon senator who signed a letter criticizing the proposed WOTUS rule
California senator who signed a letter criticizing the proposed WOTUS rule
EPA administrator addressed by senators’ letter about the proposed WOTUS rule
Kansas senator who introduced legislation to make the Food for Peace transfer permanent
New Jersey senator discussed as a possible future top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee and signer of a letter criticizing the WOTUS proposal
North Dakota senator commenting on his relationship with Booker and Booker’s agricultural background
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