Rep. Blumenauer Fact Sheet: Assisting Family Farmers Through Insurance Reform Measures Act
September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following fact sheet:
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Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures (AFFIRM) Act
The Federal Crop Insurance Program should be a cost-effective safety net that helps farmers weather hard times. However, as it stands, the program costs too much money to serve too few farmers. Projected to cost $80 billion in this decade alone, crop insurance is the largest farm safety net pr . . .
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Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures (AFFIRM) Act
The Federal Crop Insurance Program should be a cost-effective safety net that helps farmers weather hard times. However, as it stands, the program costs too much money to serve too few farmers. Projected to cost $80 billion in this decade alone, crop insurance is the largest farm safety net pr . . .