[VA Advogado]

Currently, the Grange stands alone among recognized farm groups, with policy that calls for targeting recipients on the basis of need, not size, and opposes the elimination of caps. In fact, current Grange policy calls for a payment limit of $50,000.

I charge the Ag Committee to examine the Farm Bill and Grange policy. Our policy, which calls for a cap of $50,000, was set over 10 years ago. Is it enough in today's economy? In reaffirming our call for targeting, do we need to more clearly define those targets?

So they want a little less farm welfare and they want it means tested. This statement still results in my concluding that this is a farmer's welfare group. They just aren't as bold and greedy as ADM. I don't want to be too dramatic because honestly, if we're going to have welfare, I would rather it go to corporations and farmers that actually do work hard. But still, this is like asking the court for mercy because during the looting you only took little things from the store.

[farmfriend]

This statement still results in my concluding that this is a farmer's welfare group.

Ignoring of course the policy we have on everything else. Look at the policy statments posted earlier on this thread you will see that most of our policy has little to do with farms.