date:Feb 28, 2013
od and agriculture sector millions of dollars in lost production volume.
Steven Grossman, deputy executive director of the Alliance for a Stronger F.D.A., estimated the F.D.A. may face a cut in funding amounting to $210 million under the sequester. Mr. Grossman said this would be a reduction of 5.1% of the F.D.A.s $4.1 billion budget for fiscal year 2013. Unless Congress changes the rules for implementing the sequester, the cuts in funding will affect all programs and initiatives equally.
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