Positions and Views of John Kerry
on Food & Agriculture
| Previous Candidate for U.S. Senate, Massachusetts |
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| Food & Agriculture |
Positions and Views |
| Agriculture, a General Statement |
Today, Americans in rural communities face special challenges in finding good jobs at good wages, providing their children with quality education, finding high-quality affordable health care and meeting transportation and communications needs.
Throughout my career in public service, I have worked to give rural Americans the chance to build a better life for themselves and their children. I have worked to give family farmers a fair shot in competing with large corporations. I proposed and helped pass a plan making low-interest loans available to many rural small businesses hit by droughts, and I helped pass important reforms in crop and flood insurance to strengthen federal disaster assistance for rural communities.
I always stand up for the voice and values of rural America. I support improved conservation efforts, truth in labeling practices, increasing access to advanced technology, and encouraging federal investment in renewable energy sources and technologies that will spur job growth and create the "cash crops" of tomorrow.
I believe we should unleash the productive potential of America's economy to help create jobs in rural America and give our farmers the support they need to compete and thrive in today's economy.
Source: kerry.senate.gov (04/27/2008) |
| Farm Subsidies |
John Kerry and John Edwards are committed to helping American family farmers and ranchers compete in today's global agricultural economy. They understand that farmers and ranchers must be given the opportunity to make a fair profit in the marketplace. As president, John Kerry will ensure family farmers and ranchers are treated fairly here at home by banning unfair and anticompetitive practices, like packer ownership of livestock, and he supports mandatory country of origin labeling to help consumers buy U.S. food and agricultural products instead of foreign imports. He is dedicated to maintaining a strong safety net to protect against low prices, improvements in the risk management programs and emergency federal disaster assistance to help farmers, ranchers, small businesses, and entire rural communities get back on their feet and back in business soon.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Food, a General Statement |
| Agriculture Reforms |
| Genetically Engineered Food |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
| Protecting Food Safety |
| Country of Origin Labeling |
| Department of Agriculture |
| Family Farm |
| Farm Bill |
| Farmer Owned Biofuel Refineries |
| Farm Service Agency (FSA) Closings |
| Farm Crop Supports |
| Farm Corporation Subsidies |
| Other Farm Assistance |