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Peoria Ag Lab removed from closure list in 2020 budget

Representatives Cheri Bustos and Darin LaHood have announced the Peoria Ag Lab has been removed from the closure list and is recommended to be funded in President Trump’s FY2020 budget proposal.

Bustos says the lab drives innovation for farmers, consumers and families across the country and calls the announcement a victory for Peoria and bipartisan cooperation in congress.

LaHood says he is grateful President Trump recognizes the impact the lab has on central Illinois and agriculture in the Midwest and for his decision to have the lab fully funded.

Bustos and LaHood have been pushing for lab funding over the last two budget cycles.