Lugar and Stutzman propose $40 billion in USDA cuts

With a $14.7 trillion national debt, there has been a lot of discussions on how and where to make budget cuts to meet federal deficit reduction goals. Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Congressman Marlin Stutzman (R, IN-3rd) introduced the Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger (REFRESH) Act on Wednesday. Congressman Stutzman says REFRESH is the first comprehensive farm bill discussed in Washington and would cut $40 billion over ten years. He says hopefully it’s a

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