bobbyw24
04-11-2011, 05:42 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Republican head of the House Budget Committee has proposed cutting agriculture subsidies by $30 billion over the next 10 years as part of a broad effort to slash federal spending, but it remains to be seen whether his ideas will be incorporated in legislation that sets funding for agriculture programs.
That legislation is handled by a different committee that’s dominated by lawmakers from states where farmers have historically received big government handouts.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/04/11/farm-subsidies-face-30b-hit-under-gop-budget-plan/#ixzz1JDM36Z4f
That legislation is handled by a different committee that’s dominated by lawmakers from states where farmers have historically received big government handouts.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/04/11/farm-subsidies-face-30b-hit-under-gop-budget-plan/#ixzz1JDM36Z4f