U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., joins the Maryland Freedom Caucus at a Feb. 13, 2025, news conference in Annapolis, Maryland. (Amy Davis/The Baltimore Sun/TNS) Amy Davis TNS The U.S. House passed a Republican-backed fiscal 2027 agriculture funding bill this week that Rep. Andy Harris said would support farmers, rural communities and agricultural research, while cutting Biden-era climate and rural development initiatives.