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Lincoln Chafee presidential campaign, 2016/Agricultural subsidies

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Former presidential candidate
Lincoln Chafee
Political offices:
Governor of Rhode Island
(2011-2015)
U.S. Senate
(1999-2007)
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  • In an August 2015 interview with Agri-Pulse, Lincoln Chafee said farmers were “well represented in the Senate. That's the beauty of the Senate, every state gets two senators no matter how small the population so farm industry is well represented and if I'm going to be president I want to have a good relationship with the legislature to get anything done.” On the subject of genetically modified food, Chafee encouraged caution. “We have to be careful with what's happening out there and strike a balance between good production and crossing the line on how we genetically modify some of these crops,” he said.[1]
  • To support the development and marketing of Rhode Island-grown agricultural products, Chafee made $210,000 in grants available to farmers and seafood businesses in 2014. The grants were funded through the state budget and matching funds from charitable organizations.[2]
  • In 2006, Chafee voted against an amendment to provide $6 million in loans to Hawaii sugar cane growers. Six years earlier, Chafee also co-sponsored a bill to eliminate nonrecourse loans and price supports for sugarcane.[3][4]
  • In 2005, Chafee voted to appropriate more than $1 billion to the Farm Service Agency and Agricultural Research Service, respectively.[5]
  • In 1999, Chafee co-sponsored a bill to reduce quotas and loan rates for peanut products.[6]

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  1. ↑ Agri-Pulse, "Long-shot presidential candidate believes in protecting farms," August 13, 2015
  2. ↑ RI.gov, “Governor Chafee and R.I. DEM Announce $200,000 in Grants to Strengthen Local Food Systems,” February 20, 2014
  3. ↑ Congress.gov, “S.Amdt.3617 to H.R.4939,” accessed May 1, 2015
  4. ↑ Congress.gov, “S.1118 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to convert the price support program for sugarcane and sugar beets into a system of solely recourse loans to provide for the gradual elimination of the program,” accessed May 1, 2015
  5. ↑ Congress.gov, “H.R.2744 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006,” accessed May 1, 2015
  6. ↑ Congress.gov, “S.802 - A bill to provide for a gradual reduction in the loan rate for peanuts, to repeal peanut quotas for the 2002 and subsequent crops, and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase peanuts and peanut products for nutrition programs only at the world market price,” accessed May 1, 2015
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