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Agreement on Commodity Title Remains Key Sticking Point in Hurry Up Farm Bill Negotiations
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:18:30 CDT
The clock continues to tick on the 2012 Farm Bill Process as four key Ag Committee leaders and their staffs are trying to pull together a Commodity Title to liking of all four lawmakers. House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Minority Member Pat Roberts of the Senate Ag Committee are both in Amarillo, Texas this morning, speaking to the 2011 Convention of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association. After they speak at the opening general session- they will bolt for the airport and a flight back to Washington. Lucas and Roberts are two of the four key lawmakers who are trying to assemble a complete Farm Bill proposal to offer up to the so called Super Committee- the body that is trying to develop a $1.2 trillion plan to attack the current Federal Government deficit.
We talked with Congressman Lucas just before the start of the morning session- he tells us that while time is short- one of the Super Committee members have told him that they have not yet gotten to agriculture in their deficit reduction efforts.
He adds that the sticking point is the Commodity Title- and that the challenge he sees is to develop a safety net- minus the Direct Payment- that will be fair and equitable to all commodities and all regions of the country.
Click on the LISTEN BAR to hear our Monday morning conversation with Oklahoma Congressman and House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas.
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