House appropriators Tuesday approved ther annual agriculture spending bill for fiscal 2025 that would cut programs related to climate change and rural energy.
Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) said the $25.9 billion measure would rein in wasteful spending on Biden administration priorities while maintaining core programs across the Department of Agriculture.
“We’re not appropriating ‘Monopoly’ money,” Harris said at Tuesday’s markup, where the measure passed on a voice vote. There were no amendments, leaving that possibility for the full committee.
The bill “takes the same approach Americans take every day” toward cutting spending during stubborn inflation, Harris said, blaming that condition on the Biden administration.
