Conservative Coalition Asks Senate for Additional Cuts to Wasteful Farm Subsidies

Today AFP joined a coalition of 11 conservative groups calling on the U.S. Senate to find more cuts to wasteful farm subsidies.

As the Senate debates the 2012 Farm Bill (the "Agricultural Reform, Food and Jobs Act"), one of the highest priorities needs to be reforming "Washington's outsized and outdated role in American agriculture." Instead, the Farm Bill creates new entitlement programs that guarantee profits to big agri-businesses.

A copy of the letter is available below.