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From United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Press Release:

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led a roundtable discussion, titled “Native Priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization,” to hear directly from Native agricultural experts and leaders on their communities’ priorities as Congress begins working on the sweeping agricultural and food policy legislation known as the Farm Bill. 

“The Farm Bill has far-reaching and multi-year impacts on communities across the country, but it wasn’t until the last Farm Bill in 2018 that Tribes and Native communities had a meaningful seat at the table,” said Chairman Schatz. “The next Farm Bill is another opportunity for us to collaborate, build on incredible progress, and further advance federal agricultural policy that includes Native priorities and reflects their voices.”

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