It reauthorizes existing research programs at our land grant universities and goes one step further in creating a new. competitive research initiative to study some of the most cutting edge agricultural issues of the day: food safety. agricultural biotechnology. precision agriculture and the competitiveness of small and medium sized farms. As well. it maintains our commitment to the federal crop insurance program. perhaps the most successful publicprivate partnership our government has to boast of. And just as importantly. it restores our commitment to legal immigrants who are elderly. disabled. or children. Restoring food stamp benefits to these groups of people is simply the right thing to do. But while I commend the conferees for their work in satisfying many parties with their work on this bill.
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