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House Farm Bill
On October 5, the House of
Representatives passed H.R. 2646, a Farm Bill proposal that many
in the conservation, rural advocacy and family farm community
called the Texas Tornado, because it was moving so fast and
stands to do tremendous damage to rural America.
The following accounts describe
the House actions during its deliberations of the Farm Bill:
The following links provide more
information on H.R.
2646 and why so many groups opposed it:
Many conservation groups had
hoped for the adoption of substantial improvements to H.R. 2646,
in the form of an amendment offered by Representatives Boehert,
Kind, Gilchrest and Dingell.
The
Boehlert-Kind-Gilchrest-Dingell Amendment was narrowly defeated
after House Agriculture Committee leaders mounted an all-out
campaign of intimidation and misinformation, including
threatening to withhold nutrition assistance money if the
amendment passed. With the passage of the Texas Tornado Farm
Bill, the battle for a new rural policy now moves to the Senate.
Stay tuned to Familyfarmer.org
and Rural Updates to learn the latest and find out what you can
do to help!
Progress on the 2002 Farm
Bill:
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