(It's simple. Farmers need water, and they need a reliable way to get their crops to market.)
(CNN)Former President Donald Trump sent billions in federal aid in a bid to win over America's farmers -- but now they're all for President Joe Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, in hopes it will mean fixing roads and bridges critical to the delivery of food to the rest of the nation.
The bill could be a big bipartisan win. It was drafted by lawmakers from both parties and passed the Senate with 19 Republican votes in August, but its fate remains uncertain with Democrats divided over tying it to a larger $3.5 trillion spending package.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Get one thing, anything done while you can and fight for the other after. Or nothing gets done and the Dems become the do nothing Party again.
Barnie2years
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Sep 26, 2021
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Farmers, being rugged hard-working individuals, want intelligent helpful Help, plus farmhands.
duuuuuhhhh.
What good is corn/wheat/peas etc etc etc if rotting in the field?
Oh, and apples etc. left unpicked? Double Duuuuhhhhh!
(Third-generation farming gal, if it hadn't gotten gobbled by a conglomerate.....)
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