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Owens discusses farm bill
Glens Falls Post Star
Washington,
Jun 25 -
This is the first segment from an interview with U.S. Rep. Bill Owens, D-Plattsburgh, in Glens Falls on Friday.
Q; The farm bill. The Senate has passed the farm bill. And, according to Sen. Gillibrand’s office, one of the aspects of that is a rural broadband program. Is that also in the House version that’s being discussed?
A: “There are, I know, some proposals. I’m not sure because (Chairman Frank) Lucas (R-Okla.) originally told us we were going to see the bill this week. We didn’t. He’s now saying that we won’t have a markup on that bill until after July 4th.
“Clearly we’re hoping that the broadband is in there. We do know that a couple of areas that we are interested in. We had a bill that I have submitted that would address FSA loans. You know farmers have gotten much more sophisticated in the last few years. We’re trying to make sure that no matter how they own the property that they are eligible for FSA loans and guarantees.
“We’re also hopeful that a maple bill that I worked on with (Rep.) Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will be in there. (The bill that would make it a felony to mislabel syrup.)
“And we also have a piece of legislation that would drop some requirements on apples that are being shipped to Canada to eliminate the need for inspection of those.”
To read the whole interview, visit the Glen Falls Post Star's website.
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