Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Historic Farm Bill Signed by Clinton
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
President Clinton reluctantly signed historic farm legislation that snaps the decades-old link between crop prices and government subsidies. Although the law lifts many government controls on farmers, it “fails to provide an adequate safety net for family farmers,” Clinton said at a White House ceremony. The law ends government-guaranteed prices for corn, other feed grains, cotton, rice and wheat--a staple of U.S. farm policy since the Depression.
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