The senators said House Republicans unprecedented legislative maneuver disrupts a decades long balance between urban and rural interests which has ensured American farmers have the protections they need to grow enough food to feed people across the world, while also ensuring that American families have the resources they need to meet their basic food needs.
Gillibrand called on Sen. Harry Reid and other Senate leaders to oppose any effort to split that legislation that would undermine Americans farmers and hungry families.
“Just
as important as the health of our agriculture industry, is the health
and nutrition of our children, seniors and military families who are
struggling for their next
meal,” Gillibrand said.
“This unacceptable and unprecedented
plan by House Republicans to split this bill into two parts jeopardizes
the rural-urban connection in the farm bill and puts critical food
assistance for our children, seniors and military
families at risk of even more draconian cuts in the House," Gillibrand said. "Hungry
children deserve better than this complete dysfunction from the House
turning a long standing and bipartisan coalition upside down."
The other senators who joined the two New York Democrats in writing a letter to Harry Reid are Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc.; Mark
Begich, D-Alaska; Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.; Bob Casey, D-Pa.; Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Angus King, I-Maine;
Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; Robert Menendez, D-N.J.; Chris Murphy, D-Conn.; Patty Murray, D-Wash.; Bernie
Sanders, Democratic Socialist-Vt.; Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii; Tom Udall, D-N.M.; Elizabeth
Warren, D-Mass.; and Ron Wyden, D-Oregon.
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