In a strong bipartisan letter, 33 senators asked their leadership to move forward with a five-year farm bill by the end of the year.

P. Scott Shearer, Vice President

December 17, 2012

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Senators Call for Farm Bill before Year’s End

In a strong bipartisan letter, 33 senators asked their leadership to move forward with a five-year farm bill by the end of the year. The senators asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to consider putting the Senate-passed farm bill into any end-of-the year package. The senators said, “With each passing day, the difficulty of enacting a farm bill before the end of this congress grows. Congress must do the responsible thing and pass a full, five-year reform farm bill. Accordingly, we urge you to consider folding in the senate’s strong bipartisan bill in any end-of-year package.” The letter was spearheaded by Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and John Hoeven (R-ND).

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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