Nov 19, 2012Agriculture secretary urges “reform-minded”farm bill
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday urged Congress to break a logjam and pass a reform-minded farm bill, but two lobbyists said the deadlocked $500 billion bill may not be enacted for months, or even a year.
Vilsack, who is expected to stay at USDA for at least the start of President Barack Obama’s second term, told Reuters the department “would do everything we can”to implement a new farm bill in time for the 2013 harvest next fall. Reuters
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