Ag Policy in New Administration Pt 3
Thursday Jan 21st, 2021 I’m Bob Larson. The agriculture industry did make some in-roads during the Trump Administration, but President Biden brings a set of new challenges.
Jay Truitt, with Policy Solutions, says one big change will be the loss of three big voices for agriculture …
TRUITT … “But, there is no way that you can deny that the voids created by Collin Peterson and Pat Robertson not being in the room, Mr. Conaway as well, and a handful of other members, that’ll be a game-changer for some people.”
The GOP gained a few seats in the House, but, Mike Torrey, with Michael Torrey Associates, says they lost a few on the other side …
Ag Policy in New Administration Pt 1
Tuesday Jan 19th, 2021 I’m Bob Larson. It comes as no real surprise, pushing agendas for agriculture in Congress will face different challenges in the Biden Administration.
Policy Solutions’ Jay Truitt says one of those challenges will be finding new leadership after two key pro-agriculture names either lost their seat or retired …
TRUITT … “You can’t just remove a Pat Roberts, a Collin Peterson, who bring 45 years of historical perspective and know all the mistakes that we’ve made, in addition to the things that we did that kind of worked right or that we could afford or that seemed to give us the biggest bang for our buck. You can’t remove them from the process and just think that it’s going to be the same.”