24 Jul 2012

Schilling Requests Secretarial Disaster Declaration from Ag. Secretary Vilsack

By Andie Pivarunas

Washington, DC - Congressman Bobby Schilling (IL-17) today joined members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation and Governor Pat Quinn in requesting a Secretarial Disaster Declaration from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. This declaration will help Illinois' agriculture communities currently being impacted by the drought.

"Agriculture has been a bright spot in our economy over the last several years, especially here in the 17th District, which ranks 14th out of 435 Congressional Districts when it comes to the value of sales of corn and soybeans," Schilling said. "Some of Illinois' counties have received disaster declarations, but it's time that all eligible counties receive the designation. Farmers and producers here and across the state of Illinois are finding themselves in a difficult spot with this devastating drought, and just can't wait any longer."

Schilling was also joined last week by Congressmen Aaron Schock (IL-18) and Adam Kinzinger (IL-11) in sending a bipartisan letter to House leadership urging them to bring H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act, to a vote before August. The Farm Bill passed the House Agriculture Committee, on which Schilling serves, by a strong bipartisan vote of 35-11 on July 12, 2012.

PDF of the letter can be found by clicking here.

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