Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Mark-Up Postponed

Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Mark-Up Postponed

The following press release was published by the U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry on April 24, 2012. It is reproduced in full below.

Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding the postponement of tomorrow morning’s farm bill mark-up.

“The Agriculture Committee has made significant progress and have bipartisan agreement on the bulk of the Farm Bill. We are committed to continuing to work together in a bipartisan way as we come to agreement on a few outstanding issues. This is a bill that impacts 16 million jobs and a huge sector of America’s economy, and it is important that we move prudently to create the best possible product."

A new date and time for the rescheduled hearing will be announced shortly.

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Source: U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry