Lawmakers Decry Ag Aid Cap
By Jerry Hagstrom
DTN Political Correspondent
Bipartisan coalitions of senators and House members wrote to President Donald Trump on Thursday that the Agriculture Department’s payment limits on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will limit its effectiveness for the cattle, pork and specialty crop sectors.
Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan. organized the Senate letter, which was signed by 28 senators.
Feinstein said in a news release that the letter is supported by the American Farm Bureau Federation, AmericanHort, American Sugar Alliance, Farm Credit Council, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Milk Producers Federation, National Pork Producers Council, National Potato Council, United Fresh Produce Association, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, and Western Growers Association.