Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has introduced last year’s Senate-passed farm bill, a sign that the farm bill is a priority of the Democratic leadership this Congress.

P. Scott Shearer, Vice President

January 28, 2013

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Senate-Passed Farm Bill Reintroduced

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has introduced last year’s Senate-passed farm bill, a sign that the farm bill is a priority of the Democratic leadership this Congress. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said, “I applaud Sen. Reid’s leadership and commitment to getting a five-year farm bill done to provide certainty to the 16 million Americans working in agriculture. Last year, we were able to pass a farm bill with overwhelming bipartisan support, saving more than $23 billion in taxpayer money and reforming farm bill programs to be more cost-effective and market-oriented. Unfortunately, the House didn’t bring the Farm Bill to the floor. Majority Leader Reid has demonstrated that the Senate will once again make supporting our nation’s agriculture economy, while cutting spending, a top priority.” No date has been set for the committee to mark up the bill. New Ranking Member Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) has concerns with the commodity title of last year’s bill.

About the Author(s)

P. Scott Shearer

Vice President, Bockorny Group, Inc.

Scott Shearer is vice president of the Bockorny Group Inc., a leading bipartisan government affairs consulting firm in Washington, D.C. With more than 30 years experience in government and corporate relations in state and national arenas, he is recognized as a leader in agricultural trade issues, having served as co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for U.S.-China Trade and co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for Trade Promotion Authority. Scott was instrumental in the passage of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations and TPA. He is past chairman of the USDA-USTR Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animals and Animal Products and was a member of the USAID Food Security Advisory Committee. Prior to joining the Bockorny Group, Scott served as director of national relations for Farmland Industries Inc., as well as USDA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs (1993-96), serving as liaison for the Secretary of Agriculture and the USDA to Congress.

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