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denverbill

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9. Vital?

Reply to TheWraith (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 05:26 PM

Jun 2012

Preserving welfare payments to multi-millionaire corporate farms? Preserving government checks to small farmers who vote overwhelmingly for Republicans because they are for 'small government'?

Seems almost as vital to me as staving off the defense cuts.

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Senators Scramble To Save Farm Bill [View all] Purveyor Jun 2012 OP

Add an amendment to remove "over 65" from the Medicare law while you're at it.n/t denverbill Jun 2012 #1

replace it w/ 'Any xxqqqzme Jun 2012 #3

So the answer to how to save a vital bill is to add something guaranteed to kill it? nt TheWraith Jun 2012 #7

Vital? denverbill Jun 2012 #9

You clearly have no idea what the farm bill actually is. TheWraith Jun 2012 #11

It seems like if a Democrat does this there is an out cry SoutherDem Jun 2012 #2

Look at this shit. geardaddy Jun 2012 #4

welfare for megafarmers cosmicone Jun 2012 #5

No, it doesn't. TheWraith Jun 2012 #12

where is mercuryblues Jun 2012 #6

Farm Bill = The Monsanto, Cargill, Archer-Daniels-Midland & Dupont Enrichment Act DeSwiss Jun 2012 #8

Farm welfare Leftcoastgary Jun 2012 #10