VICTORY!! TPA Applauds Defeat of the Farm Bill in the House

Upon the news of the defeat of the Farm Bill in the House by a vote of 234-195, Taxpayers Protection Alliance President David Williams issued this statement:

TPA President Applauds Defeat of Farm Bill in the House

Taxpayer watchdog group calls on Congress to get serious about agriculture policy reform

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Taxpayers Protection Alliance President David Williams issued the following statement in the wake of the U.S. House of Representatives defeating the Farm Bill, calling on Congress to get serious about reform programs aimed at agriculture policy:

“The Taxpayers Protection Alliance has long been opposed to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 1947), aka the Farm Bill.  The nearly $1 trillion piece of legislation lacked serious reforms with 80 percent of the cost of the bill focusing on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). We applaud the defeat of the House version of the Farm Bill this afternoon and we urge Congress to get serious on reforming programs aimed at benefiting agriculture policy, separate SNAP from the Farm Bill, and allow a full and fair debate process so that taxpayers, consumers, and the agriculture industry can all feel that they have been adequately served by the legislative process.”