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On Point | Podcast

Is it time to rethink how the farm bill works?

On Point | Podcast

WBUR

Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.23.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Congress is gearing up for another fight over the farm bill -- a massive piece of legislation that could hit $1 trillion for the first time ever. Where's that money going? Congressman Earl Blumenauer joins Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:00.0

Thank you so much and welcome everybody to this 2023 Farm Bill listing session.

0:17.4

Four months, Congressman Glenn GT Thompson has been traveling across the United States.

0:23.1

He represents Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District.

0:26.5

He's also chair of the House Committee on Agriculture.

0:30.1

In the spirit of agriculture, which is really appreciating what God has given us, we're

0:36.6

trying to use that in terms of two ears and one mouth.

0:40.6

And that's why the focus today is on listening.

0:43.0

It's from hearing from you.

0:46.0

Thompson's listening to farmers, ranchers, foresters, and others about their thoughts on the

0:52.0

U.S. Farm Bill.

0:53.9

One of the nation's largest bills that's up for reauthorization every five years.

0:59.9

The current Farm Bill is set to expire at the end of this month.

1:04.3

On his listening tour, Thompson's heard from people in Freport, Maine, Waco, Texas, La

1:08.9

Cross, Wisconsin.

1:10.4

The list goes on.

1:12.0

Here's Richard Severson, the head of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, at a session in Morgan

1:18.2

, Minnesota.

1:19.2

As you craft this 23 Farm Bill, please first do no harm to crop insurance.

1:25.8

It is the cornerstone of the Farm Safety Net.

1:29.5

The nation's first ever Farm Bill, then called the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933,

1:37.1

was a new deal era concept focused on commodity price support and relief for farmers.

1:42.4

In short, the law offered farmers subsidies in exchange for limiting their crops so that

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