Jenkins: “I supported this bill because I refuse to accept the status quo.”

WASHINGTON– The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013 this afternoon. Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) released the following statement after supporting the bill:

“Every American and their family depends on our hardworking farmers and ranchers to provide a safe, reliable, and abundant food supply. As someone who grew up on a Kansas dairy farm, I know our agriculture producers need certain and stable policy from the federal government to do their jobs.

“Our current agriculture policy is inefficient and outdated, and I supported the FARRM bill, because I refuse to accept the status quo. The House bill eliminates direct payments, improves crop insurance, and saves taxpayers nearly $20 billion. This is progress, and will allow us to come together with the Senate and create a better system than we currently have today. Doing nothing, yet again, would have been irresponsible and put our food security at risk.”

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