Louis Wein on Jobs
End federal agricultural subsidies
Q: Should federal agricultural subsidies be ended?A: I do not generally support agricultural subsidies.
Source: Issues2000.org candidate questionnaire
Jul 2, 2000
Voted NO on replacing farm price supports.
Replaces farm price supports with seven years of annual fixed payments.
Wein says, "This whole idea of supports is, in the long-term, counter-productive. It hurts the small family farmer."
Status: Bill Passed Y)64; N)32; NV)4
Reference: Agriculture Market Transition Act of 1996;
Bill S. 1541
; vote number 1996-19
on Feb 7, 1996