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White House Says NO to Farm Only Farm Bill
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 05:29:10 CDT
The Obama Administration is saying NO to the idea of stripping the Nutrition title out of the House Ag Committee's Farm Bill Proposal. This follows their earlier opposition last month to the Farm Bill proposal with the Nutrition title part of the package- stating then that they did not like the twenty billion dollars in cuts to the Nutrition programs over a ten year period.
Here is the statement as released on Wednesday evening by the White House:
"The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. Because the 608 page bill was made available only this evening, the Administration has had inadequate time to fully review the text of the bill. It is apparent, though, that the bill does not contain sufficient commodity and crop insurance reforms and does not invest in renewable energy, an important source of jobs and economic growth in rural communities across the country. Legislation as important as a Farm Bill should be constructed in a comprehensive approach that helps strengthen all aspects of the Nation. This bill also fails to reauthorize nutrition programs, which benefit millions of Americans -- in rural, suburban and urban areas alike. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a cornerstone of our Nation's food assistance safety net, and should not be left behind as the rest of the Farm Bill advances.
"If the President were presented with H.R. 2642, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the bill."
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