House appropriations panel Republicans say with workforce boost, agency is seeking to sidestep states and expand federal regulatory role.
Bipartisan critics say budget deal capping federal spending hikes at 1 percent can’t be sustained if Pentagon is to keep pace with China’s military spending.
House committee calls on USDA, not the Department of Labor, to set pay scale for farmworkers.
House appropriations panel Republicans say with workforce boost, agency is seeking to sidestep states and expand federal regulatory role.
Bipartisan critics say budget deal capping federal spending hikes at 1 percent can’t be sustained if Pentagon is to keep pace with China’s military spending.
House committee calls on USDA, not the Department of Labor, to set pay scale for farmworkers.