May 9, 2008--Colorado legislators key in drafting farm bill, urge Bush's approval (Fort Collins Now)
Negotiators in the U.S. Congress announced their final agreement Thursday on a $300 million farm bill, and as the White House and other conservatives announce their opposition, key Colorado lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are urging its approval. Both Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., and Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo., were involved in negotiating the final details of the legislation that would stop the government from giving subsidies to crop farmers making more than $750,000 per year from farm income. President George Bush has said he will veto any bill with such a dollar figure because he considers the $750,000 cap too generous to rich farmers, and he would like to see it lowered. The Bush administration initially proposed a cap for people making more than $200,000 in annual gross income, but said it could accept a limit of $500,000.
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