Rural America Must Be Protected
Tommy Horton
At press time, it appears that the House Appropriations Committee did approve a $10.6 billion spending bill for EPA, and several amendments were added to protect ag interests from the reach of some federal climate regulations. The fight, however, goes on between rural and urban interests in Congress. Regardless of a person's political loyalties, there is legitimate concern among ag groups and rural lawmakers that the current White House doesn't understand the importance of rural issues.
Nobody said it better than two Democratic congressmen – Rep. Dennis Cardoza, who represents the Central Valley region of California, and Minnesota's Collin Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. Both spoke out in a recent issue of politico.com.
"They (the general public and White House) don't get rural America," says Cardoza. "They form their views of the world in large cities."
source : cottonfarming
Tommy Horton
At press time, it appears that the House Appropriations Committee did approve a $10.6 billion spending bill for EPA, and several amendments were added to protect ag interests from the reach of some federal climate regulations. The fight, however, goes on between rural and urban interests in Congress. Regardless of a person's political loyalties, there is legitimate concern among ag groups and rural lawmakers that the current White House doesn't understand the importance of rural issues.
Nobody said it better than two Democratic congressmen – Rep. Dennis Cardoza, who represents the Central Valley region of California, and Minnesota's Collin Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. Both spoke out in a recent issue of politico.com.
"They (the general public and White House) don't get rural America," says Cardoza. "They form their views of the world in large cities."
source : cottonfarming
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