NEWS FROM THE VERMONT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION

Vermont Delegation Urges Bush
To Stop Blocking Aid For Family Dairy Farmers

Washington, DC -- Today, Senators Leahy and Jeffords and Congressman Bernard Sanders urged the President to stop blocking aid for family dairy farmers in Vermont and across the country.  The White House was recently successful in stripping language from a pending emergency spending bill -- schedule to be voted on this week -- that would have provided over $1.5 billion in aid for farmers. 

The delegation pledged to continue to use any available legislative vehicle to pass assistance for Vermont dairy farmers who are facing lower prices, higher costs -- especially fuel, and crop-damaging weather.   

A copy of the letter is available as a PDF.

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