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Online: USDA to provide up to $16 billion in agriculture assistance

Senator Hoeven made the case for additional aid for farmers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement regarding USDA’s plan to provide up to $16 billion in agriculture assistance to help producers who have been impacted during trade negotiations. Hoeven has been making the case to the Administration, including the White Hou...