FarmPolicy

Chairman Peterson and Sec. Conner on Farm Bill

DTN Political Correspondent Jerry Hagstrom reported yesterday that, “House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson has taken charge of the initial farm bill conference negotiations with the Bush administration, meeting five times since Christmas with Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner, the Minnesota Democrat said in an interview.

“‘We needed to get at this sooner rather than later,’ Peterson said. He added that Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, ‘seemed to be comfortable with me working on this.’”

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Posted by Keith Good • January, 10, 2008 • 6:06 am