Vote Coming For Farm Bill Amendment

Dec 12th, 2007 12:07 PM UTC
By Erin Erlenborn, ONE Policy Staff

Today or tomoorrow, the Senate is expected to vote on the Dorgan-Grassley Payment Limits Amendment to the Farm Bill. If passed, the amendment would help create a level playing field for small, family farmers by closing loopholes that in the past have skewed funding to the largest producers.

Please take a moment to call your senator and ask him or her to support the Dorgan-Grassley Amendment.

Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121

Sample phone script:

I am from [location]. I support Farm Bill reform. As a voter and member of the ONE Campaign, I urge Senator [name] to vote ‘YES’ on the Dorgan-Grassley Payment Limits Amendment. This amendment would provide real reform that will help struggling farmers in America and around the world.

Thank you.

Also, just as an update, the Lugar-Lautenberg Farm Ranch Equity Stewardship and Health (FRESH) Amendment failed to pass the Senate yesterday. (Vote was 37 to 58.) We knew the FRESH Act was a long shot, but it was worth fighting for because it would have provided real reform and helped millions of people living in extreme poverty.

-Erin Erlenborn

TAGS: Agriculture, Farm Bill, Grassley-Dorgan Amendment