Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding the expiration of the 2008 Farm Bill and House Republican leadership’s refusal to bring up the 2012 Farm Bill for consideration – which passed both the full Senate and the House...
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today applauded President Obama for convening the White House Rural Council and responding as forcefully as possible to this year’s record-setting drought. At Chairwoman Stabenow’s urging, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding House leadership’s refusal to move forward with a comprehensive, five-year Farm Bill – as the worst drought in more than 50 years continues destroying millions of acres of cropland and...
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry, today said the failures of both MF Global and Peregrine Financial Group, which resulted in an unprecedented loss of customer funds, has dealt a devastating blow to customer confidence in the futures markets and urgent action is needed to recover...
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry, today pressed the nation’s chief financial regulators to implement the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. At an oversight hearing, Chairwoman Stabenow said the recent failures of firms like Peregrine Financial Group and MF...
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding the House Agriculture Committee’s approval of the 2012 Farm Bill. The Senate version of the bill, which represents the most significant reform of agricultural policy in decades and cuts spending by...
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding the failure of financial firm Peregrine Financial Group and the reported hundreds of millions of dollars in customer funds that are potentially missing.
“It is absolutely imperative that there...
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding the release of the House version of the Farm Bill by the House Agriculture Committee. The Senate version of the bill was recently approved by the full Senate with broad bipartisan support, on a vote...
The U.S. Senate today voted to approve the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, a bipartisan Farm Bill authored by Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Ranking Member Senator Pat Roberts. The bill was approved with broad bipartisan support, on a vote of 64-35. The...
Senate Farm Bill is Major Reform
“The farm bill, headed for the Senate floor Thursday, would cut spending by $23.6 billion over a decade, mostly by pruning payments that farmland owners get regardless of whether they plant crops… If signed into law, the subsidy cuts would mark one of the biggest changes to farm policy in...
National conservation and healthy food leaders today joined Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, to again voice their support for the reforms in the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act (2012 Farm Bill) – currently being considered by the U.S. Senate.
Jerry Hagstrom, of The National Journal and Hagstrom...
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding the bipartisan agreement on over 70 amendments that will allow the Senate to move forward with Farm Bill voting tomorrow.
“This bill was developed through bipartisan collaboration,...
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said she is continuing to work closely with the Committee’s Ranking Member, Senator Pat Roberts, and Senate leadership on an agreement to move forward with considering more amendments to the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act...
Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman co-authored an op-ed with Richard Leach, President and CEO of World Food Program USA, in today’s edition of Politico: “This Farm Bill enhances U.S. leadership in the fight against hunger and makes an important statement about America’s values. Washington still faces extreme political polarization, but the...
Senate Farm Bill is Major Reform
“The farm bill, headed for the Senate floor Thursday, would cut spending by $23.6 billion over a decade, mostly by pruning payments that farmland owners get regardless of whether they plant crops… If signed into law, the subsidy cuts would mark one of the biggest changes to farm policy in years.”...
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding confirmation from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the Senate will begin debate on Farm Bill amendments tomorrow. The Senate will begin with consideration of two amendments, one from...
Op-Ed: “2012 Farm Bill includes a strong conservation title … the time for action is now”
National conservation group today agrees with hundreds of conservation organizations across the country in supporting Senate Farm Bill's approach to streamlining and strengthening conservation efforts in 2012 Farm Bill.
President of...
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said that a new report showing that America’s rural economy is helping to drive the country’s economic recovery further illustrates the need to pass a Farm Bill before the current bill expires, to give farmers and other small...
Washington Post: “Slimmed-down farm bill” slashes billions in subsidies
Washington Post: “The farm bill…was always a bloated, contentious piece of legislation that grew larger and more expensive as it lumbered through Congress. But the farm bill that the Senate will begin debating Thursday is a considerably slimmed-down...
The U.S. Senate cleared a procedural hurdle today and voted to proceed to consideration of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (the Farm Bill), with strong bipartisan support on a vote of 90-8. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Senator Pat Roberts, the...