Press Recap: Cantwell Highlights Farm Bill Benefits to Washington in 3-Day State Tour

Press Release

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) last week concluded a three-day tour to highlight how the Farm Bill -- the Agricultural Act of 2014 -- will benefit Washington state's economy. Cantwell visited growers, a grapevine nursery, an agricultural research center, and a high school cafeteria during stops in stops in Spokane, Yakima, Benton City, and Pullman. Cantwell kicked off the tour by sampling healthy snacks with school children in Seattle to demonstrate the benefits of a new provision she sponsored in the legislation that will improve school nutrition and support Washington pea and lentil farmers.

The Farm Bill was signed into law on February 7. Cantwell has been a leader in the push for passage of the Farm Bill that supports agriculture jobs in Washington and across the nation. In 2012, she and Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) led a bipartisan letter with 44 senators urging action on a Farm Bill.

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