Bush Criticism Gets Results On Limiting Farm Subsidies
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › May 01, 2008
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WASHINGTON - House and Senate negotiators late Tuesday scrambled to meet President Bush's demands on a multibillion-dollar farm bill, considering cutting subsidies for wealthy farmers.
Earlier, Bush had renewed his call to reduce such subsidies, saying the "massive, bloated" bill would do little to stem rising food costs. Negotiators met with Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer soon afterward.See the full content of this document
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Bush Criticism Gets Results On Limiting Farm Subsidies
That meeting was "sobering," said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D...
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