By Tyne Morgan
Ag Web
After a wild week of policy debate in Washington, Democrats on Capitol Hill are striving to push ahead with the new version of the Build Back Better plan (BBB), while also trying to secure a vote on a separate infrastructure package this week. With billions of dollars carved out for biofuels and beefing up conversation efforts and incentives, the plan also includes a large boost for minority farmer and rancher debt relief. The Build Back Better plan could have a wide impact on agriculture, but the biggest question remains as to how Congress will pay for such a massive plan.
The proposal is now $1.75 trillion and is almost 25,000 pages long, according to Farm Journal Washington Correspondent Jim Wiesemeyer. The scaled-back BBB plan also includes an expansion in USDA's debt forgiveness program.