Budget clash over agricultural research in 1979 bill
Washington battle lines form as Carter aides and Congress spar over the fiscal 1979 agriculture appropriations bill. Key disputes center on tobacco and other research funding, outsourcing bids, and nutrition and plant health programs. Rep. Jamie Whitten defends Congress’s control of research direction while Bergland pushes for administration policy.
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