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News from
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
For Immediate Release
Contact: Chip Weiskotten, 202-226-8553
Russ Levsen, 202-225-2801
HERSETH
SANDLIN ANNOUNCES SERIES OF FARM BILL FORUMS DURING AUGUST
Events
Slated for Kadoka, Arlington, Rapid City and Aberdeen to Discuss 2007
Farm Bill – Open to Public
August 7,
2007 -
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin today announced a series of Farm
Bill Forums across the state to discuss the 2007 Farm Bill, which passed
the U.S. House of Representatives prior to the August Congressional
recess.
The meetings are
scheduled for Kadoka, Arlington, Rapid City and Aberdeen. They are open
to the public and the media. Full details can be found below.
Herseth Sandlin
said, “The Farm Bill is the most important single piece of legislation
affecting South Dakota. Ensuring that we have a Farm Bill that does
right by South Dakota is critical not only to our farmers and ranchers,
but to our entire state’s economy. I encourage and invite all South
Dakotans to join me at these forums to learn more about the version
of the Farm Bill that passed the House, and to offer suggestions as
the bill moves through the legislative process this fall.”
Rep. Herseth Sandlin
is a member of the House Agriculture Committee. In that role, she helped
craft the 2007 Farm Bill in committee and led efforts on the House floor
to protect the strong safety net for American agriculture it contains.
The bill includes a number of amendments and provisions authored by
Rep. Herseth Sandlin, including language to delay closure of FSA offices,
increase rural broadband access, invest in cellulosic ethanol research
and assist beginning farmers and ranchers. The bill also includes a
framework agreement regarding country-of-origin labeling (COOL) that
maintains the mandatory nature of the law, as well as a requirement
that only animals born, raised and slaughtered in this country can receive
a USA label.
Times, dates and
locations for the Farm Bill Forums are found below:
Kadoka Farm
Bill Forum
Wednesday
August 8, 2007
12:15pm –
1:45pm Mountain Time
Kadoka Community
Center
820 Chestnut
Street
Arlington
Farm Bill Forum
Thursday,
August 9, 2007
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Central Time
Arlington
Municipal Building - Council Room
202 West Elm
Street
Aberdeen
Farm Bill Forum
Saturday,
August 18, 2007
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Central Time
Aberdeen VFW
821 Circle
Drive (behind Auto Plaza)
Rapid City
Farm Bill Forum
Monday,
August 20, 2007
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Mountain Time
Central States
Fair
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