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Hillary, Trump Respond to Farmers' and Ranchers' Questions to Explain Their Positions on Ag Issues
Fri, 23 Sep 2016 15:42:18 CDT
FBNews, the online/digital newsletter of the American Farm Bureau Federation, this week began posting responses from the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees on a range of issues that concern farmers and ranchers the most. AFBF asked Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump the same questions. Both candidates explained their positions on biotechnology, trade, immigration reform, regulatory reform, food safety and more.
"The fact that the candidates took the time in the middle of this very competitive election season to go into such detail in their responses says a lot about the importance of these issues and the farmers and ranchers who care about them," said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. "Each of these issues touches our members at the farm and ranch level. Being able to provide information about the candidates' platforms on issues that are important to agriculture is something we do every presidential election cycle."
The candidates' responses have been posted on:
· The farm bill, biotechnology, food safety - click here
· The Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Endangered Species Act - click here
· Regulatory Reform - click here
Additional responses will be posted here in the following order:
· Sept. 27 - Immigration
· Sept. 28 - International Trade and TPP
· Sept. 29 - Energy
· Sept. 30 - Full List of Issues
While AFBF cannot endorse or support a political candidate, the organization is providing the candidates' positions to inform Farm Bureau members and others. FBNews signup is free - click here.
Source -American Farm Bureau Federation
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