DC Signal to Noise: Infrastructure Passed; It’s Time for Reconciliation

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.

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AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer layout the infrastructure bill and a look ahead at what’s to come. Watch the video above or listen to the podcast below for discussion on these topics and more:

> Infrastructure – Roads, bridges, and broadband.
> Vaccine mandate – OSHA’s authority and states fighting back
> Reconciliation bill – methane reduction program could cost consumers $10 a hamburger.
> EPA – rejected refinery exemption petitions

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