Washington, July 23 -- Congressman Clay Higgins issued the following news release:
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H.R. 9781, the Defend American Agriculture Act, legislation that raises the borrowing authority of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) from $30 billion to $45 billion through September 2031. Read the bill text here (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us.list-manage.com/Tobh2Gp7Xx1?e=4325360789&c2id=29a0ad271a3b6fe6779a803b0445f08c__;!!BSgrhSFG!CG6udKpaiJBQlEUN_P4cWarpLu-a5v4ij7qbtv30xQBMGF2xQ5WNAddGho13UNm3P1Btu-lNfv9E7VBoQmO8eQYaqQNL8BCArP7ncXkPSepRBbJM$).
The CCC is the primary financing arm that USDA uses to fund programs crucial to American farmers. However, the borro...