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Press Release - Etheridge Urges Speaker to Schedule Vote on Agriculture Disaster Relief

Date: Sept. 13, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Agriculture and Food


Etheridge Urges Speaker to Schedule Vote on Agriculture Disaster Relief

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) has sent a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, and Majority Leader John Boehner asking them to schedule a vote on emergency agriculture disaster assistance for 2005 and 2006 before the House leaves for October recess.

"America has experienced catastrophic floods and droughts in the last two years, causing severe losses for our farm families," said Etheridge. "These disasters send a ripple effect throughout our rural communities and their economies, from banks, to grocery stores, to equipment suppliers. We must provide our farm families with emergency disaster assistance or many of our rural economies could face devastating effects."

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http://www.house.gov/etheridge/Press-DisasterRelief.htm

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