Rep. Loebsack Issues Statement on Agriculture & Nutrition Act
May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. David Loebsack, D-Iowa, issued the following statement on the failure of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act or the farm bill (H.R. 2) to pass the House:
This legislation fails to address falling farm income, eliminates the energy title, which includes the popular Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), eliminates the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and eliminates important crop insurance and risk management education efforts. Additionally, the bill . . .
This legislation fails to address falling farm income, eliminates the energy title, which includes the popular Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), eliminates the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and eliminates important crop insurance and risk management education efforts. Additionally, the bill . . .