In Iowa, Obama to announce measures to soothe drought pain

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

Aug 13 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce on Monday that the Department of Agriculture intends to buy up to $170 million of pork, lamb, chicken and catfish to help support farmers suffering from the drought, a White House official said.

The food purchases will go toward "food nutrition assistance" programs, like food banks.

During a visit to Iowa, a political swing state that the Democrat hopes to win in the Nov. 6 election, Obama will press Congress to pass a farm bill with short-term relief measures for the ranchers and farmers hurt by the drought.

The president will also direct the Department of Defense to "encourage" its vendors to speed up purchases of lamb, pork and beef and freeze it for later use.

Read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/usa-campaign-obama-idINL2E8JD0ND20120813

[Botany]

1. Helping the farmers and people in need too.

I loves me some Obama.

[LongTomH]

2. A really good move! I would feel even better if some of this protein were being distributed to....

....to the poor.

I don't see a Ryan/Romney administration doing anything like this!

[elleng]

3. Hell no they won't,

and their friend cantor has seen to it that the Agriculture Bill has not been taken up by the House.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77651.html#ixzz23NuyeJKC