Taxpayer rights organizations are already criticizing the newly released farm bill draft, claiming that it represents more wasteful spending by Washington politicians.
For the past year, the farm bill has been stuck in congressional limbo. Last summer members of the House Agriculture Committee and the Senate reached a series of tentative agreements regarding the 2012 Farm Bill. While the Senate passed a version of the bill and the House Agriculture Committee passed a draft of the bill, the GOP leadership in the House let the bill die in committee after refusing to hold a floor vote.
With a temporary extension of the 2008 Farm Bill holding until this September, Congress is beginning the long process of crafting a new bipartisan bill.
While the Senate Agriculture Committee only just recently released a proposed draft, taxpayer rights groups are already attacking the proposal.
In particular, groups like Taxpayers for Common Sense are critical of crop insurance funding, which consumed a significant portion of the bill’s spending last year and will likely constitute the bulk of farm spending this coming year.
Taxpayer advocacy groups are also critical of the fact that, in the midst of sequestration spending cuts, farm organizations are calling for more money.
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Written by: Justin Ellison / Farm Plus Staff Writer