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(R-NE). There has been some • Roads, bridges, major projects - an AmericanHort focus while this
opposition to the bill, most notably $110 billion package is drafted.
House Agriculture Committee • Passenger & freight rail - $ 66 billion https://www.whitehouse.gov/
Ranking Member Glenn Thompson • Public transit - $ 48 billion
briefing-room/statements-
(R-PA) and from the progressive • Airports - $25 billion releases/2021/06/24/fact-sheet-
wing of the Democratic party. We • Ports and Waterways - $16.3 billion president-biden-announces-support-
will continue to provide updates on • Broadband infrastructure - $65 for-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-
developments with this bill in the billion
framework/
House. • Water Infrastructure – $55 billion
AmericanHort Highlights Vital
Agreement on Framework for • Western Water Storage - $5 billion Research Collaboration in House
Infrastructure This agreement has faced Hearing
Tal Coley some initial political turbulence Tal Coley & Craig Regelbrugge
stemming from the planned effort
A bipartisan group of 10 senators The House Agriculture Committee
came to agreement with the Biden to draft a “human infrastructure” held a recent hearing on 1890 Land
administration on a framework package through the reconciliation Grant Institutions, entitled "1890
for infrastructure last week. The process, which will focus on Land Grant Institutions: Investing for
framework focuses on traditional Democrats’ priorities not included Agricultural Resiliency, Equity, and
infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, in the bipartisan deal. Otherwise, Global Impact."
and transit. The proposal would supportive Republicans are leery of
have a $1.2 trillion price tag over supporting the bipartisan package AmericanHort submitted an official
eight years, with $579 billion in new only to see it married up with a statement for the hearing record to
spending. This White House Fact separate partisan bill they do not highlight the partnership between
Sheet (link below) lays out all the support. Defending important the industry and Tennessee State
details but here are some toplines: tax priorities will continue to be University, an 1890 institution, at the
Otis Floyd Nursery Research Center
in McMinnville. For the last 25 years,
this facility has provided support to
the nursery and greenhouse industry
through research and outreach in
the areas of pathology, entomology,
genetics, horticulture, sustainability,
and related sciences.
This research collaboration is also
funded in part by the Floriculture and
Nursery Research Initiative. A
Craig J. Regelbrugge Tal Coley Laurie Flanagan
Senior Vice President Director of Executive Vice President
Public Policy and Government Affairs DC Legislative and
Government Relations 202-789-8112 Regulatory Services
202-789-8111
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