M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
FR: Beth Levine
202/224-6197
RE: Farm bill information
DA: Thursday, March 6, 2008
The following is for your information.
Farm bill conferees belonging to both the Finance and Agriculture Committees have participated in several meetings since January to discuss the Finance Committee provisions included in the farm bill.
These conferees are Finance Chairman Baucus, Budget Chairman Conrad, Ranking Member Grassley, and Senators Lincoln, Stabenow, and Roberts. They have all expressed their support for Chairman Baucus to keep Finance Committee jurisdiction over the funding provided by the Finance Committee to the Agriculture Committee. Senators Crapo and Salazar, who are members of both the Finance and Agriculture Committees, but not conferees, also support the chairman and ranking member in this effort.