Roberts, Moran on farm bill panel

moranThe state has a big stake in the long-delayed farm bill, so it needed to be ably represented on the huge 60-member conference committee assigned to reconcile the farm bill passed by the Senate in December with the one passed by the House last July. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., was named to the panel in February. Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, got the nod Thursday. Both have said they want to protect direct payments to farmers and the crop insurance program. The unenviable process will involve avoiding a presidential veto threat.

3 Comments

  1. bthcon
    Posted April 12, 2008 at 8:15 am | Permalink

    WELFARE!

  2. Maggotpunk
    Posted April 12, 2008 at 11:22 am | Permalink

    Corporations will be well fed with this farm bill.

  3. Jed
    Posted April 12, 2008 at 8:40 pm | Permalink

    I was rather astonished to learn that when Challenger debris fell on Texas, the ranchers of the state got major disaster relief to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, even though not a single cow in the state was harmed.