NPPC statement on farm bill awaiting House approval
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) CEO Neil Dierks made the following statement with regard to a letter signed by the UPPC and affiliates regarding the Farm Bill which is to be voted on in the House of Representatives.
The NPPC and its state pork producer affiliates support passage of a five-year Farm Bill and urge congressional lawmakers to vote yes on the bill before the House of Representatives.
NPPC and 26 of its state affiliates signed a July 2 letter, urging support for a Farm Bill. Prior to being sent to the House leadership, the letter was changed to include a statement of opposition if the nutrition title were split from the House Farm Bill.
NPPC and its affiliates were not aware of that change and would not have signed the letter had they known about the change.
In fact, while removing the nutrition title is an unorthodox approach, NPPC and its affiliates support it if it leads to passage of a new Farm Bill, which is imperative to America’s pork producers.
Source: NPPC
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