date:May 11, 2012
ck Durbin, a Democrat, who is assistant majority leader in the Senate, sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee saying we support further reforms to the federal crop insurance program that would be consistent with the findings and recommendations of the recent(GAO) report.
Based on GAOs findings, we believe further investigation into the efficacy of reducing premium subsidies is warranted, said the letter, which was sent to the committees chairwoman, Senator Debbie Stabe