Well, you and I have talked about doing that, and I think that is important, but it also goes to right now 80 percent of the farm bill is essentially transfer payments, SNAP, nutrition, those kinds of things.
Hoeven emphasizes the need for adequate resources in the farm bill.
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At the same time, we’ve worked closely with the Trump administration to reduce the regulatory burden for our energy producers, including our coal industry.
Demand for electricity is up, and it’s going to keep increasing. We need baseload power sources like coal to maintain the reliability and affordability of the grid now and into the future. That’s an essential part of making the U.S. energy…
Today’s meeting was also an opportunity to get input from our ranchers on important priorities we’ve included in the Farm Bill, including better prairie dog management and MCOOL, which we’ve been working to advance for years.
At the same time, we continue working to ensure North Dakota communities have the federal support they need before, during and after disasters.
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