Sunday, May 20, 2007

Clinton: Farm bill should do more for produce growers

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that a major new five-year farm bill should make Americans healthier by piling more vegetables onto their dinner plates.

Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said they would push legislation to encourage small fruit and vegetable growers to get more customers in nearby cities which often don't have affordable, easy-to-find produce. Read More


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1 comment:

Unknown said...

I appreciate your position on increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables. However, this is small potatoes when looking at the whole $290,000,000,000 package. The big question is whether you will support legislation that reforms subsidy payments from padding the wallets of the weathiest "farmers." What are your positions on the FRESH Act and the Dorgan-Grassley Ammendment to limit commodity payments?