Some Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee are calling for increasing premium subsidies for crop insurance policies that will cover up to 85% of a farmer’s revenue risk without jeopardizing their eligibility for farm bill commodity programs.
Joshua Sewell, director of research and policy for Taxpayers for Common Sense, said it would be irresponsible for Congress to increase premium subsidies “when we’re trying to enforce fiscal restraint in other parts of the farm bill.” The cost of the increase should at least be offset by cuts to other farm programs, he said.

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