Washington Report: Funding for Black Farmers Stalled Again
Despite broad support, legislation to finalize $4.6 billion in settlements with black farmers and American Indians stalled in the Senate again Thursday amid partisan bickering....
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Washington Report: New Vote on Black Farmers Settlement
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to call for a unanimous consent vote on a stand-alone bill to authorize funds for the black farmers settlement...
Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill
National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd, Jr. fears that Capitol Hill lawmakers won’t meet the March 31 deadline to appropriate funds for the settlement...
USDA, Black Farmers Reach Settlement
The USDA announced that it will pay $1.25 billion to settle claims from black farmers who say the agency used racial discrimination to delay or...