Following Ernst's Pressure, Dems Agree to Support Farmers, Block Bailout for Big Oil

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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has been calling on House Democrats to replenish the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) which includes support for farm income stabilization, livestock programs, conservation efforts, and dairy programs. After Congressional leaders announced an agreement on a government funding bill that fully replenishes the CCC, as Congress has done in a bipartisan way for over three decades, Ernst issued the following statement:

"Iowa farmers will not be used as political pawns. The Commodity Credit Corporation has routinely been funded, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan way, for many years; and given the challenges facing farm country right now, this is not the year to end that. I'm glad our Democratic friends decided to join me in standing with our farmers and providing these hardworking men and women the certainty they need," said Senator Ernst. "It's pretty clear that it would be unlawful for USDA to use this money to bail out oil refineries, but just in case, we've also made sure Big Oil can't skirt the law on this one. The CCC is meant to support our farmers, and it will stay this way."

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