United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s call for the GOP to lower its farm bill expectations is “wrong.”
During a conference call with ag broadcasters this week, Senator Grassley was asked about Ag Secretary Vilsack’s call for Congressional Republicans to get practical and ‘lower their farm bill expectations.’ Grassley responded with this answer.
Grassley says maybe Vilsack is right when he claims the House committee-passed farm bill uses “Harry Potter” style ‘invisible cloaking’ to hide its true costs. However, Grassley made himself very clear about Secretary Vilsack’s comments regarding lowering expectations to boost the farm safety net.
Grassley says he agrees with a growing perception that Senate farm bill talks have reached a stalemate.
Senator Grassley then again reiterated a prediction about another one-year extension of the outdated 2018 farm bill.
Grassley made his comments during his weekly ag conference call with farm broadcasters and reporters.
