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Capener,Kami(Hoeven) 10:35AM
FORIMMEDIATERELEASEContact:KamiCapenerorAlexFinken
March16,2017Kami_Capener@hoeven.senate.gov
HOEVEN:BUDGETPROPOSALDOESNOTWORKFORAGRICULTURE
WASHINGTONSenatorJohnHoeven,chairmanoftheAgricultureAppropriationsSubcommittee,
todayissuedthefollowingstatementinresponsetothepresidentsproposedbudget:
Thepresidentsproposedbudgetreductionforagriculturedoesnotwork.Giventhechallengingtimes
inthefarmpatchfromlowcommoditypricestonaturaldisastersweneedtoprioritizeandmaintainour
agriculturebudget.Whilewesupportmorefundingforourmilitaryanddefense,wemustmaintainsupportfor
ourfarmersandranchers.
Additionally,itisunfairtothenationsfarmersandrancherstorequireadditionalsavingsafterthe
currentfarmbillreducedspending.Whenpassedin2014,thefarmbillwascalculatedtosavemorethan$23
billion,andtheCongressionalBudgetOffice(CBO)estimatesthatthefarmbillwillactuallysave$104billion
over10years.Ourproducersaredoingtheirparttoreducethedebtanddeficit.
AschairmanofAgAppropriations,Illworktoensurethatwemaintainouragriculturebudgetbecause
goodagriculturepolicybenefitseveryAmerican,everyday.OurfarmersandranchersprovidetheAmerican
peoplewithareliable,affordableandhighqualityfoodsupply.Notonlythat,but17millionAmericansare
employedintheagricultureindustry,whichalsoprovidesournationwithapositivebalanceoftrade.
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