Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Thune (R-SD), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter requesting that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack address implementation issues with the Emergency Relief Program (ERP), which helps producers offset the impacts of natural disasters that occurred in 2020 and 2021.
“USDA’s work in implementing the ERP to help farmers and ranchers who suffered disaster-related losses in 2020 and 2021 has been meaningful to producers around the country,” wrote the senators. “We appreciate your efforts to streamline the process by allowing the Farm Service Agency to use data already on record with the Risk Management Agency, which has been helpful in expediting the process. We write to bring to your attention issues that have come up with ERP implementation and to request that USDA address these issues expeditiously.”
Joining Senators Cramer, Thune, and Klobuchar are Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), John Hoeven (R-ND), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Jon Tester (D-MT).
Click here to read the letter.