 Well, mid-election controversy and campaign buzz. Appropriations leaders will convene this week to start to hammer out key spending plans, according to reports from Politico. The coming weeks are a critical time for lawmakers to push funding bills ahead of the August recess. The Senate Appropriations Ag FDA subcommittee will mark up its fiscal 2025 spending bill on Thursday. The House Ag Committee is slated to convene Wednesday for a hearing on examining the consequences of EPA's actions on American agriculture.