The Senate passed the Agriculture Improvement Act (Farm Bill) today (y-n). In addition to addressing traditional agricultural and food policy, the Farm Bill has major implications for wildlife and our environment.
Former Defenders of Wildlife President and CEO, Jamie Rappaport Clark, issued the following statement:
“We are grateful that the Senate today passed a bipartisan Farm Bill that, in important respects, provides a solid foundation for conserving wildlife. Moreover, the Senate’s bill, unlike the extreme and damaging House version, does not cut conservation funding, eliminate any conservation programs, or include the House’s extreme anti-environmental riders, like the ‘Poisoned Pollinator Provision’, or its radical forestry provisions.
“As the Farm Bill proceeds we urge the House to strengthen the Senate Farm Bill and we urge the Senate to continue to stand strong to ensure that any of the anti-environmental riders in the partisan House Farm Bill never become law.”
For nearly 80 years, Defenders of Wildlife has worked to protect and restore America’s wildlife at risk of extinction, advancing a vision of a future in which wildlife thrives, sustained by broad public support and a resilient network of healthy lands and waters. With a network of more than 2 million supporters, Defenders is an advocate for innovative solutions to safeguard wildlife for generations to come. To learn more, please visit https://defenders.org/newsroom or follow us on Instagram @defendersofwildlife.
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