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Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016/Agricultural subsidies

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Bernie Sanders announced his presidential run on April 30, 2015.[1]


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CANDIDATE SUMMARY
  • Acknowledges that farmers, ethanol producers, and the rural economy are tied to the Renewable Fuel Standard
  • Supports the growth of the biofuels industry
  • Backs price support programs or agricultural subsidies that supplement farmers’ income
    • In a December 2, 2015, Iowa Public Radio interview, Bernie Sanders commented on the new Renewable Fuel Standard level for 2016, which reduced the minimum amount of ethanol to be blended with gasoline. He said, “Well, I share that concern of Iowa corn growers, and I’ll tell you why. I happen to believe that climate change is the great environmental crisis that we face, and what the scientist [sic] tell us is that if we do not get our act together in the near future, a bad situation will become much worse. And what that means is that we have got to do everything we can to break our dependence on fossil fuel, move to energy efficiency and move to sustainable energy. I know Iowa has done a really great job in terms of wind, and in terms of biofuels, so I think we have to be supportive of that effort. And take every step that we could, and in every way we can including the growth of the biofuels industry to break our dependency on renewable fuels."[2] The Renewable Fuel Standard is important to Iowa, where farmers, ethanol producers and the rural economy are tied to the mandate. Iowa is the nation’s largest producer of the renewable fuel.[3]
    • In 1996, Bernie Sanders voted against H.Amdt.935 to H.R.2854, which proposed to "phase out price supports for butter, powdered milk, and cheese over five years; consolidate federal milk marketing orders to 10-14 orders by the year 2001; allow the State of California to maintain its own fluid milk standards; and repeal the federal milk standards that would mandate adding milk solids to fluid milk."[4]
    • In 1996, Sanders voted against H.Amdt.934 to H.R.2854, which "sought to phase out the sugar price support program over five years."[5]

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    1. ↑ VPR, "Bernie Sanders Is Streaming His Presidential Announcement On Periscope," April 30, 2015
    2. ↑ Iowa Public Radio, "Bernie Sanders on National Security, Renewable Fuels, and His Age," December 2, 2015
    3. ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Ethanol producers criticize new EPA fuel standard," November 30, 2015
    4. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Amdt.935 to H.R.2854," accessed April 7, 2015
    5. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Amdt.934 to H.R.2854," accessed April 7, 2015
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