Source: SAMPSON INDEPENDENT, 8/3/21

The House Agriculture Committee unanimously voted to advance the 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act during a recent committee markup. “Extension of the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus is critical for our farm families who suffered losses due to a disaster event in 2020 and 2021,” Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) stated. “Specifically, Hurricane Isaias inflicted severe damage in Southeastern North Carolina in 2020, resulting in $29 million in agricultural losses not covered by insurance for which producers have had no assistance with recovery."

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