IOWA CONGRESSMAN TOM LATHAM SAYS FAMILY FARMERS WILL BE “ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED” BY PROPOSED CUTS IN THE U-S-D-A BUDGET. LATHAM, A REPUBLICAN FROM ALEXANDER SAYS TAXES WILL BE RAISED SUBSTANTIALLY ON FARMERS WHILE THE NUMBER OF BENEFICIAL AG PROGRAMS IS SLASHED. LATHAM SAYS MANY FARMERS ARE BARELY GETTING BY NOW WILL BE BADLY HURT IF THESE U-S-D-A PROPOSALS ARE ALLOWED TO FLY.

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