Durbin Pressures House over Farm Bill
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is joining the chorus of voices pressuring the House to speedily pass the bipartisan farm bill approved by the U.S. Senate in May this year. While…
Durbin Promises Federal Aid
In a meeting with Illinois farmers and farm officials, Senator Dick Durbin promised that federal aid would be available to farmers suffering from the ongoing Midwestern drought. Durbin also stressed…
Farm Groups Support Revenue Protection Plans
As Congress mulls major farm spending cuts, representatives of some of the major American staple crops came out in support of subsidy reductions, with the caveat that proposed changes include…