美国农业部重新开设了2 100个办公室,在关闭、政治辩论时分配3B美元给农业援助组织。 USDA Reopens 2,100 Offices to Distribute $3B in Farm Aid Amid Shutdown, Igniting Political Debate.

美国农业部(USA)于星期四重新开放约2 100个县办事处, 分配30亿美元的农场援助, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reopening approximately 2,100 county offices on Thursday to distribute $3 billion in farm aid, utilizing funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to bypass the ongoing federal government shutdown. 这一举动得到了特朗普总统的支持,引起了民主党人的批评,他们认为这一举动使基本援助政治化。 The move, supported by President Trump, has drawn criticism from Democrats who argue it politicizes essential aid. 每个办事处将配备由两名领薪工作人员组成的骨干人员,重点处理农业贷款、作物保险和救灾工作,尽管由于严重的寒冷天气事件,冰冻和冻结警告威胁着整个中西部的农作物。 Each office will operate with a skeleton crew of two paid staff members to focus on farm loans, crop insurance, and disaster relief, even as frost and freeze warnings threaten crops across the Midwest due to a significant cold weather event.