4-12 IAN Corn Cuts

 National Corn Growers Association: Proposed Agriculture Cuts Significant, But So Are Our Nation's Challenges

National Corn Growers Association President Bart Schott released the following statement in response to the FY 2012 Budget Resolution that was announced today by House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan (R-Wis.):

“These cuts are significant, but so is our nation’s out-of-control budget deficit.   What is important is that farmers are not singled out -- the cuts proposed for agriculture are proportional to those proposed for other areas of the federal budget.  We know this is just the beginning of the budget discussion.  No matter the outcome, we are committed to working with the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to fashion a farm bill that provides farmers with risk management tools that are there when they truly need them.”

I called National Corn Growers Association spokesperson Janice Tolley Walters for an explanation:  “The cuts aren’t out of control” I’m sorry say that again. “The proposed cuts are not out of control.” What you said to me is the following quote. These cuts are significant but so is our nation’s out-of-control budget deficit. I guess I’d like a little clarification about what that means. “The proposed cuts in the budget today are significant numbers, the exact numbers we don’t know yet.” Okay so I’m dumb. But John be nice to dumb people. And she’s a spokesperson for the corn growers?