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Source: PRESS RELEASE, 7/19/12
U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre, a senior member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, has called upon the House leadership to bring the Farm Bill to a vote in the House immediately.
Congressman McIntyre stated, “North Carolina farmers need the certainty that a Farm Bill provides, and I urge the House leadership to bring the Farm Bill up for a vote so farmers can plan accordingly. Our food and fiber economy should not get caught up in the Washington game of election year politics. It’s time for a bi-partisan effort to support our farmers, and I will continue to do all I can to get this Farm Bill across the finish line.”
McIntyre was joined in the letter to House leadership by a bi-partisan group of 62 Members from all across the nation urging action. A portion of the letter stated,
The House Agriculture Committee has done its work and we now ask that you make time on the floor of the House to consider this legislation, so that it can be debated, conferenced, and ultimately passed into law, before the current bill expires. We need to continue to tell the American success story of agriculture and work to ensure we have strong policies in place so that producers can continue to provide an abundant, affordable and safe food supply.
We all share the goal of giving small businesses certainty in these challenging economic times. Agriculture supports nearly 16 million jobs nationwide and over 45 million people are helped each year by the nutrition programs in the farm bill. We have a tremendous opportunity to set the course of farm and nutrition policy for another five years while continuing to maintain and support these jobs nationwide.
The message from our constituents and rural America is clear: we need a farm bill now. We ask that you bring a farm bill up before the August District Work Period so that the House will have the opportunity to work its will. We ask that you make this legislation a priority of the House as it is critically important to rural and urban Americans alike.
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