EWG updates farm subsidy database, calls for limits on payments

Farm subsidy costs have exceeded projections made when the 2014 farm law was enacted, said the Environmental Working Group, urging Congress to reduce payments to the largest operators. “If Congress is serious about reducing the deficit, reducing farm subsidies to millionaires would be a good place to start,” said EWG analyst Anne Schechinger. Updates to… » Read More

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