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Klobuchar Visits NW Minnesota Communities to Discuss Farm Bill, Fuel Prices and Veterans' Issues

May 27, 2008

Moorhead, MN – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar visited several communities in northwestern Minnesota today to meet with area residents and discuss the new Farm Bill, high fuel prices and veterans’ issues. 

Klobuchar’s visits included East Grand Forks, Moorhead, Breckenridge and Fergus Falls.  Her regional office for northwestern Minnesota is located in Moorhead.

In East Grand Forks and Breckenridge, Klobuchar discussed the 2008 Farm Bill that was passed by Congress last week, overriding President Bush’s veto.  Klobuchar serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee and helped pass provisions that improve the farm safety net, promote the transition to cellulosic energy crops and take a significant step toward the reform of federal farm payments.

In Moorhead, Klobuchar held a meeting to discuss the impact of high fuel prices on truckers, farmers, businesses, school districts, seniors and others.  Klobuchar is working in the Senate on both short-term and long-term solutions to rising energy prices. 

In Fergus Falls, Klobuchar toured the Minnesota Veterans Home and met with veterans and staff there.  Since entering the U.S. Senate last year, Klobuchar has become a leader on veterans’ issues, convening summit meetings with veterans in St. Paul, Duluth and Moorhead.
 
Also in Fergus Falls, she stopped by the Falls Baking Company, a local business whose baked goods were recently featured at Klobuchar’s “Minnesota Morning” weekly gathering for constituents visiting the nation’s capital.

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