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14 October 2013 – Policy

Farm Bill Conference – Instructions to House Conferees

By Dave Juday for Ag Perspectives

We wrote yesterday that the House passed two resolutions instructing conferees to: Seek the repeal of the sugar program. Support a Senate amendment to limit crop insurance premium subsidies for farmers with an adjusted gross income of $750,000 or more. That was incorrect as it pertains to the sugar program. In fact, the House did pass a rule on considering those resolutions, but the instruction on the sugar program was defeated when considered under the terms of the rule. The crop insurance program instructions did pass by voice vote. Representative Joe Pitts (R-Pennsylvania) offered the sugar language and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) offered the crop insurance language.As with the sugar program instruct...

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