The Farm Bill is expiring today after Derrick Van Orden left Washington for the next month to prioritize his campaign. Van Orden should have passed a new five year Farm Bill a year ago – instead, he let it expire for nearly 50 days last year and has failed to pass a new one yet again.
Over the last two years, Van Orden has done nothing to pass a new five year Farm Bill, putting 64,100 farms and 51,540 dairy jobs in Wisconsin at risk of missing out on critical monthly payments.
Wisconsin families will also pay the price – failure to pass a new Farm Bill could cost U.S. taxpayers nearly $20 billion dollars and more thandouble the price of milk at grocery stores.
DCCC Spokesperson Mallory Payne:
“Nothing is more important to Derrick Van Orden than keeping his seat in Washington, even if it means leaving Wisconsin farmers behind.”
