Thursday, May 1, 2008
Harkin Brings Farm Bill Closer To Finish Line As White House Threats Increase
Agriculture Committee Chairman Harkin Urges White House Cooperation
In a conference call with Iowa reporters today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Senate-House conference committee on the farm bill, said he was pushing ahead with a new bill, despite increasing White House threats against the bill. The farm bill Harkin is sheparding through Congress makes critical investments for Iowa in conservation, renewable energy and nutrition.
Hear Senator Harkin speak about the farm bill:
Tom also speaks about the veto threat:
