BILL SUMMARY: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill

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"At the most basic level: we can't have strong communities if families can't put food on the table or kids go hungry--that's as important as it is obvious. So we have put forward a serious, bipartisan bill that will help prevent families from going hungry and support farmers all across the country. I'm proud that--despite the constraints we are working with--here in the Senate, we are fully funding nutrition programs and boosting funding for WIC, critical agricultural research, and more. This bill also recognizes the direct connection between FDA having the resources it needs and the health and safety of American families. Every time families back in Washington state go to the grocery store, fill a prescription, or rely on a medical device, they're really putting their trust in FDA and their experts to uphold the gold standard of safety and effectiveness. This legislation will help ensure FDA can meet its mission on behalf of the American people and will for the first time ever fund FDA's new ability to regulate cosmetics and protect consumers."

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