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Disappointment is with more than just one party
Chandler Goule at the National Farmers Union convention, Springfield, Mass., March 4, 2013.
The disappointment over Congressional inaction on the farm bill is not confined to one party. That’s according to a National Farmers Union (NFU) legislative specialist, speaking in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the NFU is discussing its policy this week.
NFU members are talking about their support for country of origin labeling, for improving renewable fuels infrastructure to advance the production of second generation renewable fuels and for conservation issues, according to Chandler Goule, vice president of government relations for the NFU. But the overriding issue, just as with other farm and commodity groups, is that Congress pass farm legislation. NFU members, said Goule, seem to be growing weary of both parties.
“The Senate is controlled by the Democrats and the House is controlled by the Republicans, so this is not just a one party issue,” Goule told Brownfield Ag News at the NFU convention Monday. “When your campaign slogan is ‘I refuse to negotiate with the other party,’ we’ve got a major breakdown in our political system.”
The National Farmers Union is finalizing its policy book on Tuesday, which will complete its annual meeting.
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