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Tue Sep 15, 2009 at 15:41:17 PM PDT
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| Blanche Lincoln's hardly sat in the Senate Ag Committee's chairwoman seat long enough to warm it up, and she's already up to no good. Congress Daily has a piece up called "Lincoln: No Support For House Climate Bill." And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Note that this was all said in a speech to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
Blanche on the climate bill:
In comments after the speech, Lincoln she said does not support the House-passed climate-change bill because it "picks winners and losers" and "places a disproportionate share of the burden" on her home state of Arkansas in particular and rural and poor America in general. Lincoln said she will not support a climate change bill in the Senate if it is similar to the House-passed bill.
Blanche on the estate tax: She calls it an "absolute disadvantage" to farm and ranch families.
Blanch on the Clean Water Act:
Moving to the environment, Lincoln said a provision in the Clean Water Restoration Act passed by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that covers "the waters of the United States" rather than "navigable" waters needs to be amended so EPA does not interpret it to cover all waters.
"We've seen in the past where the imagination can be stretched," Lincoln said. "We don't need the imagination to be stretched right now."
Blanche on free trade:
Lincoln also addressed trade, arguing that the world market for U.S. farmers "is not free or fair at this juncture." The Bush administration made concessions on agriculture in the Doha round negotiations last year even though other countries had not reciprocated, she said, adding that any further negotiations should start "with a new text." She also urged the Obama administration to push the Colombia and Panama free trade agreements and make it easier to sell U.S. products in Cuba. |
| Jill Richardson :: New Senate Ag Chair Lincoln Gives Us Much to Cry About |
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