King Statement on Passage of the Farm Bill

Washington, DC - Congressman Steve King released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (FARRM):

"I am pleased my Republican colleagues in the House came together to pass a Farm Bill today," said King. "FARRM provides certainty to farmers and producers by being cognizant of our current fiscal situation, saving almost $20 billion over the life of the bill and ending direct payments to farmers.

While I am disappointed the Farm Bill that passed the House today did not contain changes to current nutrition policy, I am hopeful that House Leadership will bring a nutrition bill to the Floor soon so we have the chance to make necessary reforms to bloated nutrition policies.

I want to thank Chairman Frank Lucas and my colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee who fought for passage of this bill. I look forward to our continued work together on agriculture policy this year."