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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY KOENIGS
1 3 A House Concurrent Resolution opposing a plan for
1 4 agricultural producers proposed by certain commodity
1 5 organizations in preparation for the 1995 federal
1 6 farm bill.
1 7 WHEREAS, agricultural production represents the
1 8 cornerstone of this nation's economy, provides
1 9 abundant supplies of food and fiber to this nation's
1 10 population, and provides billions of dollars in annual
1 11 exports to world markets; and
1 12 WHEREAS, the state of Iowa is one of the largest
1 13 agricultural producing states in the nation, and as
1 14 part of the upper midwest region, includes the most
1 15 fertile soils in the world, and represents one of the
1 16 world's leading areas in the production of grain and
1 17 livestock; and
1 18 WHEREAS, the United States Congress has
1 19 traditionally supported agricultural production, which
1 20 is the most efficient and productive in the world,
1 21 including by setting target prices and providing
1 22 support payments to ensure market security, and by
1 23 providing insurance against losses related to price
1 24 declines which have plagued states like Iowa which
1 25 consistently suffer from low prices for its
1 26 commodities due to the abundance of its production;
1 27 and
1 28 WHEREAS, the United States Congress is in the
1 29 process of drafting the 1995 federal farm bill which
1 30 will dramatically impact agricultural producers in
2 1 this nation, including producers in the state of Iowa;
2 2 and
2 3 WHEREAS, in preparation for the deliberation of the
2 4 1995 federal farm bill, a number of commodity and farm
2 5 organizations, in cooperation with Iowa State
2 6 University, have considered methods to provide Iowa
2 7 agricultural producers with security income as an
2 8 alternative to current programs which are expected to
2 9 be reexamined, and may be changed or eliminated; and
2 10 WHEREAS, the alternative proposed has been referred
2 11 to as the Iowa Revenue Assurance Plan, and is expected
2 12 to be seriously considered by congressional committees
2 13 during the process of drafting and amending the
2 14 provisions of the 1995 federal farm bill; and
2 15 WHEREAS, the effect of the Iowa Revenue Assurance
2 16 Plan on agricultural producers, especially upon
2 17 agricultural producers in the midwest region, has been
2 18 seriously questioned by a number of economists,
2 19 including studies performed by Purdue University and
2 20 the United States Department of Agriculture; and
2 21 WHEREAS, conclusions of the studies provide that
2 22 the effect of the plan will disproportionately
2 23 penalize agricultural producers in those states like
2 24 Iowa located in highly productive regions which
2 25 utilize highly efficient production systems, compared
2 26 to producers in poor and inefficient regions of the
2 27 nation, especially when large harvests are combined
2 28 with low prices; NOW THEREFORE,
2 29 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 30 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly
3 1 opposes the Iowa Revenue Assurance Plan and encourages
3 2 the Congress of the United States, the President of
3 3 the United States, and the Secretary of Agriculture,
3 4 United States Department of Agriculture, to work
3 5 toward formulating a plan which provides for a fair
3 6 and rational system to support agricultural production
3 7 based on the food security of the United States; and
3 8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
3 9 Resolution be sent to the President of the United
3 10 States; the President of the Senate of the United
3 11 States; the Speaker of the House of Representatives of
3 12 the United States; the chairman of the Committee on
3 13 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate of
3 14 the United States; and the chairman of the Committee
3 15 on Agriculture of the House of Representatives of the
3 16 United States; the Secretary of Agriculture, United
3 17 States Department of Agriculture; and Iowa's
3 18 congressional delegation.
3 19 LSB 2633HH 76
3 20 da/sc/14.1
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