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Farm Bureau Raises Concerns about Agriculture Bearing the Majority of Cuts to Avoid Sequestration

2013-02-15 21:20:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: American Farm Bureau Federation   Following are comments from American Farm Bureau Federation President Robert Stallman in response to a congressional initiative in which agriculture bears the majority of budget cuts to avoid sequestration.   “While initially we are encouraged that a new $110 billion fiscal policy proposal from Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) would help put our nation on the long road toward greater fiscal responsibility, the details on how he proposes to do so raise strong concerns. read more

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