Reps. Costa, McCarthy Set Farm Bill Listening Session in Bakersfield

Reps. Costa, McCarthy Set Farm Bill Listening Session in Bakersfield

On Friday, March 16, Congressman Jim Costa, D- Fresno, will be joined by Congressman Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield at a Listening Session in Bakersfield on the Bush Administration's proposals for the 2007 Farm Bill.

The Listening Session will be held in the Kern County Board of Supervisors Chambers from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

"The 2007 Farm Bill will be one of the most important pieces of legislation to come out of the 110th Congress," Costa said. "It is imperative that the Central Valley agriculture industry make its view heard."

"Our farmers and ranchers' voices need to be heard when Congress rewrites the farm bill this year," said McCarthy. "Serving Kern County on the Agriculture committee, my friend, Congressman Costa, and I are holding this listening session to gain a more complete perspective of the agriculture issues in Kern County so that when we work on the Farm Bill later this year, we can work together to bolster the strength of the Central Valley's great agricultural economy."

The Listening Session will offer the opportunity for a frank and open discussion of a broad range of issues related to the 2007 Farm Bill.

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