After you contact our Senators about the Arctic, you could read the articles
on the Defenders Webpage listed below.  I'll send more on this tomorrow.
Jane Clark

From Defenders Rural UPdates

TEXAS TORNADO FARM BILL A-COMING

Over the last two weeks while the country mourned the terror of
recent events, the Congressional legislative agenda, including the
farm bill re-authorization, was placed on hold.  It now appears
things will begin moving very quickly.  Reports are now flying
around Washington that the House version of the farm bill (H.R.
2646) will likely move for a floor vote next Wednesday, Oct.  3.

This proposal by the Texas leadership in the House (Stenholm-
Combest) is opposed by virtually all farm groups and has been
likened to a "Texas Tornado" because it "moves too fast and
causes too much damage, does not address the trends of
concentration and vertical integration, and weakens important
conservation provisions.  Two weeks ago, members of the
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, the National
Family Farm Coalition, Sierra Club, and the National Farmers Union went to
Washington DC to show solidarity against the bill which
continues large subsidies and fuels overproduction.  Bill
Christison of NFFC said, "If you find yourself in a hole, the first
thing to do is stop digging."

To learn more about the House farm bill go to:
http://www.familyfarmer.org/sections/fb-house.html

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