71. Rep. Nick Smith joined with a bipartisian coalition of lawmakers today proposing two measures that would give tax relief to American farmers. 72. Roberts also complained that the payments that American farmers would receive would be slow in coming because they would be incremental. 73. She also increased public awareness of the plight of American farmers. 74. Some American farmers disapproved. 75. Since NAFTA, the trade agreement, was signed, American farmers no longer had an effective monopoly on peanuts for American consumption. 76. Supporters said cutting off agricultural sales to countries involved in nuclear proliferation hurts only American farmers and ranchers and does not deter nuclear build-up. 77. Still, Burrack and other American farmers are warning their compatriots to beware. 78. Subsidies paid to American farmers pale in comparison with those paid in some European countries, like France. 79. The companies bought nearly all of their tobacco from American farmers and donated millions of dollars for community projects. 80. The export companies contend that the subsidies actually hamper the effort of American farmers to prepare for tougher competition as markets are made freer. |