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Washington Reporter | INTERVIEW: Georgia Rep. Austin Scott details how the Big, Beautiful Bill will help farmers
"Thursday morning saw the House passage of President Donald Trump’s and the Republicans’ Big, Beautiful Bill through the reconciliation process.
Now, the bill is in the hands of the Senate, but this behemoth of legislation carries with it many provisions to improve the lives of Americans after four years of 'Bidenomics' — including our farmers.
House Agricultural Committee vice chairman Austin Scott (R., Ga.) spoke with the Washington Reporter after the bill’s passage to explain how the Big, Beautiful Bill will help America’s farmers and agricultural sector.
Scott said that 'hopefully the Senate will be able to add whatever amendments they want to it' and return the bill to the House 'over the next couple of weeks,' noting that he 'would certainly hope to be done with it by the July 4th break.'
'We had two Republicans vote no, we had one Republican vote present, but, again, whether it passes by one vote or five votes, we still got it done,' Scott said.
The Georgia Republican told the Reporter that the last time Congress passed a farm bill was in 2018 and that, because of the lack of another farm bill, commodity prices — which are used as pricing reference points in the agricultural sector — have not caught up with inflation. Scott explained the reference prices 'don’t guarantee anybody a profit, but what they do is set a loss limit, if you will, on those commodities.'
The Big, Beautiful Bill, however, addresses this issue and raises the reference prices for several important commodities that feed Americans every day."
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Washington Reporter | SCOOP: Anti-Semitic murder of Israeli diplomats by Biden donor sends shockwaves on the Hill
"A deranged anti-Israel gunman opened fire outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., where young Jewish professionals gathered for an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC).
The gunman, whose name the Washington Reporter will not give the time of day, donated hundreds of dollars to President Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020. He allegedly murdered an Israeli Christian, Yarón Lischinsky, and a Jewish American, Sarah Milgrim, before reportedly walking into the event with a red keffiyeh and shouting 'free Palestine.'
The twin murders made immediate headlines across America. Both victims were well-known in their circles, and Milgrim had met with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin as recently as two weeks ago in his office...
Others in Congress told the Reporter that there is a through line between anti-Semitic protests on college campuses to those of the shooter. Rep. Austin Scott told the Reporter in an interview that the shooting was 'horrible.'
'I mean, he clearly committed something that's a hate crime, and I hope the prosecutors prosecute them to the full extent of the law,' Scott told the Reporter. 'And I hope it's a very quick prosecution.'
'Unfortunately, this is becoming all too commonplace, and I will tell you that when you look at what the Ivy League institutions have done in going even beyond allowing and, I would say, almost promoting the anti-Israel protests in the country, I think this is the end result of cities and universities and other things allowing these anti-Semitic protests to continue unimpeded.'"
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