The United States subsidizes agriculture because it believes the food supply is too critical to the Nations well-being to be governed by uncontrolled market forces. Ha, Ha! They dont want food to go uncontrolled so they subsidize it. Yet everything else is worthy of Reagan style deregulation because those things are not that important. Dear Mr. Clay: Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding farm subsidies. I appreciate hearing from you about this issue. Farm subsidies are government programs providing benefits to farmers for the purpose of stabilizing food prices, ensuring plentiful food production and guaranteeing farmers basic incomes. The United States subsidizes agriculture because it believes the food supply is too critical to the Nations well-being to be governed by uncontrolled market forces. To maintain a steady food supply, farmers incomes must be somewhat stable, or many farms would go out of business during difficult economic times. Roughly every five years, Congress reauthorizes the Farm Bill, which governs federal farm and food policy. The Agricultural Act of 2014, or the Farm Bill, was passed by the Senate on February 4, 2014 with a vote of 68-32. President Obama signed the bill into law on February 7, 2014. The 2014 Farm Bill eliminates direct payments, ends farm payments to millionaires and makes other reforms to agricultural subsidies. I understand that while some people strongly support farm subsidies, other people strongly oppose them. As I continue to work on agricultural issues, I will continue to keep both views in mind. As always, I appreciate your views, thoughts and concerns as they assist me in understanding what is important to the people of Pennsylvania. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future about this or any other matter of importance to you. For more information on this or other issues, I encourage you to visit my website, casey.senate.gov. I hope you will find this online office a comprehensive resource to stay up-to-date on my work in Washington, request assistance from my office, or share with me your thoughts on issues that matter most to you and to Pennsylvania. Sincerely, Bob Casey United States Senator
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 00:56:05 +0000
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