1. Dan Miller, R-Fla., have indicated they will try to eliminate the sugar program. 2. The sugar program works by limiting domestic production and erecting trade barriers that keep the price of imported sugar high. 3. And Rep. Dan Miller, R-Fla., promised to do likewise with the federal sugar program. 4. And the sugar program, renewed every five years along with the rest of the farm bill, is at risk. 5. As the TV cameras rolled, they all declared that the sugar program protected not only their livelihoods but also their way of life. 6. As the TV cameras rolled, they declared that the sugar program protected not only their livelihoods but also their way of life. 7. At a press conference, the opponents said they are afraid the sugar program will be substantially saved through vote-swapping in congressional agriculture committees. 8. At a time when critics of the sugar program are lashing out against Big Sugar, it turns out that Big Sugar is in conflict with itself. 9. A bid to reduce the federal sugar program was rejected Thursday when opponents warned it would have destroyed the domestic sugar industry. 10. A House agriculture subcommittee gave a tart welcome Wednesday to the authors of a bill to abolish the federal sugar program. |