Courtney Bourgoin, courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org, (202) 495-3022
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- House Republicans just passed their version of the 2018 farm bill-- a package that weakens the SNAP anti-hunger program and includes provisions undermining bedrock environmental safeguards for clean water, wildlife and forests.
In response, Athan Manuel, director of public lands protection for Sierra Club issued the following statement:
“It’s hardly surprising the House Republicans couldn’t get a single Democrat to vote for this corporate giveaway. The House farm bill aims to cut off food assistance, log away our forests, roll back endangered species protections and make it easier for corporate polluters to contaminate drinking water supplies with pesticides. The Senate must avoid these toxic provisions and provide a version the American people actually approve and need.”
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