Schumer, Clinton Announce Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Package for New York Farmers

Schumer, Clinton Announce Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Package For New York Farmers - New USDA Disaster Designations

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced emergency agricultural disaster assistance legislation, which would provide critical relief for New York State farmers that have been affected by flooding, frost and other natural disasters in 2005 and 2006. Schumer and Clinton recently joined their Senate colleagues in cosponsoring the bipartisan bill, sponsored by Senators Kent Conrad and Benjamin Nelson, and a companion bill with bipartisan support has also been introduced in the House.

"This is great news for New York farmers who suffered the brunt of brutal weather over the past year," said Senator Schumer. "New York's farmers are suffering huge losses in crops, equipment and facilities. Farmers are the backbone of our economy and when they are devastated the whole state feels the impact of the damage. This assistance from USDA is essential for farmers to cover losses, and to help rebuild farmland."

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