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Tony Hall: “The conference report on H.R. 2854 reauthorizes farm programs for 7 years. It replaces the current Federal programs for…”

On the recordMarch 28, 1996
The conference report on H.R. 2854 reauthorizes farm programs for 7 years. It replaces the current Federal programs for major crops with a new system of fixed annual cash payments that would eventually be phased out. The measure is a dramatic overhaul of our Nation's farm laws, and if successful, it will cut Federal spending on agriculture, at the same time giving farmers greater flexibility in choosing which crops to plant. The conference report also reauthorizes various overseas food assistance and export programs of the Department of Agriculture. This includes a 7-year reauthorization of the Food for Peace Program, which is known as Public Law 480. This is a very important program that feeds millions of people around the world. I have seen the food being delivered, I have seen it being used, and I have seen it save lives.
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Tony Hall
Ohio
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Discussing the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act and its impact on farm programs and food assistance.

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