Target-Price Amendment Filed
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad Thursday filed his amendment for the 2012 Farm Bill – supported by Senators Saxby Chambliss, Max Baucus and John Hoeven – containing a target-price based commodity program. The purpose of the amendment is to extend and improve the counter-cyclical program. The Congressional Budget Office hasn’t scored the bill yet.
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