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Chairwoman Stabenow, Sen. Merkley Address Farm Bill Issues, Fiscal Cliff on Senate Floor- Monday Evening

Posted By Keith Good On December 31, 2012 @ 9:08 pm In Farm Bill | Comments Disabled

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.) spoke in detail about the fiscal cliff and the Farm Bill on the Senate floor this evening. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) also took part in the discussion.

Sen. Merkley noted in part that agricultural disaster assistance was not included in the Sandy supplemental and was promised as part of the Farm Bill. To listen to the discussion he was referencing, which occurred on Friday on the Senate floor, just click here (MP3- 5:25).

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