U-S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is urging the House and Senate Ag Committees to get a Farm Bill ready so it can be attached to any agreement to avoid the fall off the "fiscal cliff."
U-S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is urging the House and Senate Ag Committees to get a Farm Bill ready so it can be attached to any agreement to avoid the fall off the "fiscal cliff."
Tom Vilsack, U-S Ag Secretary; "without delay."
Secretary Vilsack says once the green light is given they will burn the midnight oil to get the bill done before the upcoming growing season.
If Congress comes up with a plan to avoid the fall off the "fiscal cliff" U-S Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack wants a Farm Bill drafted so it can be attached to the agreement. He says it will take work to get a new Farm Bill ready for the upcoming season.
Vilsack; "work done."
Vilsack says the worst case scenario is if there is no fiscal cliff agreement. If that happens every agency will be forced to take a cut and that includes every USDA program. Vilsack says that would be a disaster.
Farmers in Nebraska will feel the impact if the nation falls off the "fiscal cliff". USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is worried if an agreement isn't reached soon because every agency budget will be cut.
Vilsack; "extraordinarily cumbersome."
Vilsack us urging both the House and Senate to complete a Farm Bill that can be attached to any agreement.
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(courtesy of Nebraska Radio Network)
