McMorris favors steep ag cuts

U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, told the Gazette Tuesday she intends to vote for House Republicans’ proposed cuts to the current fiscal year’s budget which include steep cuts in agriculture funding.

“The stakes are just too high to maintain the status quo,” said McMorris Rodgers. “We’re all going to have to make some sacrifices to reduce our debt and get the economy moving.”

The reductions are included in $100 billion of cuts in an upcoming Continuing Resolution bill to fund the federal government for the remaining seven months in this fiscal year.

Included in the cuts are $201 mi...