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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) — Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is fighting to increase markets for farmers.
Senator Ernst led a bipartisan measure to double funding for two key programs which help expand U.S. agricultural exports.
Ernst, alongside Senator Chuck Grassley introduced the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act.
The bill doubles mandatory funding for the USDA’s Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program.
The MAP and FMD programs are focused on export promotion of U.S. commodities



