National & World Ag News Headlines Senators Not Happy with Trump Budget Cuts to Ag Programs USAgNet - 06/01/2017 Senators from rural states are criticizing President Donald Trump's proposed budget, saying it would have "significant negative impacts" on rural America. Trump's budget released last week would limit rural development programs, which are designed to improve the economy and infrastructure in small towns and other rural areas. Led by Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, 29 Democratic senators sent a letter to Trump on Tuesday. The letter singled out the rural development cuts and the proposed elimination of an account that pays for rural water and wastewater infrastructure projects, reports the Associated Press. "These reductions would undermine the ability of local communities to support rural home ownership, provide clean drinking and waste water systems and promote access to critical services such as rural hospitals, police and firefighters," the senators wrote. "If enacted, these cuts would have a damaging impact on rural communities throughout the country." The Republican chairmen of the Senate and House agriculture committees have also criticized the suggested steep cuts to farm programs, including subsidies for crop insurance, an overwhelmingly popular program with farmers who purchase the policies to manage risk. The budget would also limit spending on environmentally friendly conservation programs. Send this article to a friend Other National Headlines Farms.com Acquires USAgNet's 'State' Ag Connection Network First Phase of U.S. & China Trade Deal Reached Japan Trade Agreement Expands Market Access For U.S. Coarse Grains CoBank Year-Ahead Report: Forces Shaping U.S. Rural Economy Ocean Freight Rates to Remain Near $50 per Metric Ton Study Proposes Circular Phosphorus Economy for Midwest Association Announces 2020 Iowa Pork Congress Copyright © 2019 - USAgNet.com. All Rights Reserved.