Infrastructure
The $1.2T infrastructure bill passed through the House following months of negotiation. Farm country can expect $550 billion in new spending. AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer take a closer look.
Democrats set aside divisions between progressives and centrists to pass a $1 trillion package of highway, broadband and other infrastructure improvement, sending it on to President Joe Biden to sign into law.
Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer recap last week’s Day of Ethanol on AgriTalk and discuss where other fossil fuels may stand. Plus, when will the latest Infrastructure bill(s) be voted on in the House?
Senator Joe Manchin said Monday he would not yet support a $1.75 trillion framework. Instead, Manchin demanded immediate action in the House on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill already approved by the Senate.
The newest tax proposal in Washington would impose a tax on billionaires. A farm tax expert warns the proposed changes could turn into a trojan horse for farmers and result in higher taxes within a decade.
Roughly 25% of U.S. critical infrastructure is at risk of failure due to flooding. AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer put a magnifying glass on extreme weather, war, and other hot topics on The Hill.
And other reasons you should care about infrastructure.
Republicans say the burden to raise the debt ceiling should rest with Democrats due to the Biden administration’s intention to pass trillions in the reconciliation bill.
Greater transportation efficiencies will only make U.S. exporters more competitive, will support basis and put more revenue in producers’ pockets.
AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer discuss the situation at the southern border with Haitians, the latest on the battle over the infrastructure bills and more.