The 36 legislators and their spouses received millions in traditional farm subsidies since 1995. It’s likely that many also received crop insurance subsidies – but those are hidden from the public.
Key findings:
The farm owned in part by Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) received at least $5.3 million between 1995 and 2014. The farm owned by Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.) received at least $3.6 million in farm subsidies between 1995 and 2014. Both LaMalfa and Fincher have invoked the Bible to attack anti-hunger programs.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) received at least $220,000 in farm subsidies between 1995 and 2012. Stutzman has frequently railed against government spending, warning “there are too many hands in the cookie jar.”
Several Tea Party leaders – including the current and former leaders of the fiscally conservativeRepublican Study Committee – received farm subsidies.
Some current or former chairs of committees overseeing the U.S. Department of Agriculture have received subsidies, including Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.). The most senior Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, Collin Peterson of Minnesota, has also received subsidies.
Overall, ten members of the House Agriculture Committee received at least $3.5 million in farm subsidies from 1995 to 2014.
4 comments:
Yeah, those republicans sure are looking out for the average guy.....
Drain the irrigation ditches !
When the swamp is drained will they go? Trump is going to have a tough time fighting entrenched swamp rats like that. I hope he has someone real diligent fighting that crap.
We have one of our own locals who collected almost a million dollars while serving as Agricultural Secretary.
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