As the U.S. House of Representatives and U. S. Senate prepare for final consideration of the 2008 Farm Bill, the National Grange urges you to ask your elected leaders to vote in favor of the Conference Report.
Background
Urban, suburban, and rural communities across the nation have been waiting a long time for a new national Farm Bill. The Farm Bill Conference Report, housed in H.R. 2419, makes significant farm policy reforms, protects the safety net for all of America’s food producers, addresses important infrastructure needs for specialty crops, increases funding to feed our nation’s poor, and enhances support for important conservation initiatives. It is a carefully balanced compromise of policy priorities that has broad support among many organizations representing the nation’s agriculture, conservation, and nutrition interests.
The National Grange applauds the strong bipartisan leadership demonstrated in Congress to authorize and approve a strong new five-year Farm Bill. Sound policy and long-term certainty are absolutely essential to everyone served by the Farm Bill, and the final Conference Report provides both.
Action Needed
Please e-mail your U. S. Representative and U. S. Senators urging them to vote in favor of H.R. 2419, the Farm Bill Conference Report. Please feel free to cut and paste the following sample letter. If you do not know your Senators’ e-mail addresses, please click here to find them. For your Representative’s e-mail address, please click here .
Sample E-mail
Dear Senator/Representative __________,
As the U.S. House of Representatives and U. S. Senate prepare for final consideration of the 2008 Farm Bill, I urge you to vote in favor of H.R. 2419, the Farm Bill Conference Report. Urban, suburban, and rural communities across the nation have been waiting a long time for a new national Farm Bill. The Farm Bill Conference Report, housed in H.R. 2419, makes significant farm policy reforms, protects the safety net for all of America’s food producers, addresses important infrastructure needs for specialty crops, increases funding to feed our nation’s poor, and enhances support for important conservation initiatives. It is a carefully balanced compromise of policy priorities that has broad support among many organizations representing the nation’s agriculture, conservation, and nutrition interests.
I applaud the strong bipartisan leadership demonstrated in Congress to authorize and approve a strong new five-year Farm Bill. Sound policy and long-term certainty are absolutely essential to everyone served by the Farm Bill, and the final Conference Report provides both. Thank you for your positive vote on H.R. 2419.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Your Grange number
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If you have any questions or comments regarding this Action Alert, please contact Samantha Johnson by e-mail: sjohnson@nationalgrange.org, or by phone: 1-888-4GRANGE, ext. 109.
Thank you for your grassroots participation in the National Grange Legislative Program.
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