Contact: Angela Benander (202) 495-3048 or angela.benander@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last night, the House-Senate conference committee publicly released the conference report for the bipartisan Farm Bill. The conference report is focused on widely-supported food and farm policies and does not include destructive anti-environmental provisions included in the House version of the bill.
In response, Sierra Club Associate Legislative Director Kirin Kennedy released the following statement:
"We are pleased that the conference committee has negotiated a Farm Bill that’s focused on the right things: supporting healthy lands, water, wildlife and rural communities. This legislation will keep food on American tables, protect workers from pesticides and shield our forests from clearcutting.
"We are grateful for the leadership of Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in negotiating a bill free from disastrous provisions that would cut off food assistance for Americans in need, and put our forests, drinking water and endangered wildlife in harm’s way. We urge both chambers to move quickly to final passage on this important bipartisan legislation.”
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