Rep. LaHood Votes to Support American Farmers as House Passes Farm Bill

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Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18) voted in support of H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, today which reauthorizes and strengthens agriculture policy for the Department of Agriculture through 2023. The bill works to improve policies related to crop insurance, trade, regulatory reform, and nutrition programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

"Agriculture is the top industry in the 18th District, and protecting our family farmers and helping people get to work across central and west-central Illinois must be a priority, which is why I was pleased to see this legislation pass the House today. This farm bill continues to protect crop insurance for our farmers, strengthens Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) options to help provide more certainty in the farm economy, and protects our farmers against illegal trade practices by foreign countries," stated LaHood. "America's farmers are feeding more people than ever before and this bill makes sure we are properly supporting our hard-working farmers across the 18th District and giving them the most opportunity to succeed.

"Furthermore, I was thrilled to see my amendment included to help cut more government red tape for our farmers. The amendment that was included is a commonsense way to keep both our agriculture safety net strong and streamline the requirements when signing-up for Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC). Our approach already has had the support of the Illinois Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau Federation, and is the product of months of work with my Agricultural Advisory Board to ensure that farmers in our district and across the country will receive the regulatory relief they need to be able to focus on farming."

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