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With the Senate ready to start debate on the new farm bill on today, Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson issued the following statement outlining his opposition to offering the AgJOBS Act as an amendment to the new Farm Bill.
"We need to pass a clean, substantial, reform-focused farm bill that supports American agriculture, opens new markets for our products, enhances our energy security and provides for our agriculture industry in times of economic strife. Any effort at attaching piecemeal immigration proposals could derail the farm bill and threaten the bipartisan support it has in the Senate."
The Food and Energy Security Act will be considered by the Senate this week. Nelson is expected to support amendments that establish payment limitations and other reforms. The bill also includes several Nelson initiatives including incentives for the production of biogas and cellulosic ethanol, rural micro enterprise development assistance and support for hard white wheat. Nelson is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
A phone-quality radio actuality of the statement is now available.
You can access the recording by dialing 1-800-511-0763; enter recording 1887.
The recording can also be found online at: http://bennelson.senate.gov/media/agjobs110507.mp3
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