Thursday, May 13, 2010

Farmers Get Screwed, Spending Obama's Stash

What does the Dept. of Ag have to do with defibrillators, two sand/dump trucks and a pick up truck? Shouldn't money spent by the Dept. of Ag be spent on helping farmers, food development, food handling, food safety? A sand truck????????????????

I understand all these are needed but who is paying for all this?





The reason for all this excessive spending is in the last sentence. I give credit to Nikki and the Iron Mountain Daily News for reporting it. I will highlight in red so you don't miss it.


"Iron County seeks USDA grants, loans
By NIKKI YOUNK, Staff Writer
POSTED: May 12, 2010

CRYSTAL FALLS - Iron County agencies are looking to take advantage of funds provided through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development.

Four applications for grants and loans are currently in the works.

One application is for a grant of $8,000, which will go toward the $25,000 purchase of 17 heart defibrillators. The new defibrillators will be used to replace old defibrillators in the sheriff's department, police departments, fire departments, and ambulances.

The remaining $17,000 for the project will be raised through donations.

Two other USDA Rural Development applications are for two grants of $85,000, which will go toward the purchase of two sander/dump trucks for the Iron County Road Commission.

In order to receive the money, each grant must have an equal, local match. Iron County Administrator Jan Huizing suggested that the road commission could get a loan to pay the local match.

Representatives from the road commission said that the new trucks are sorely needed. The commission's newest truck is four years old, while its oldest trucks are 30 years old.

The fourth application is for a $24,000 grant, which will go toward the purchase of a new pickup truck for the Iron County Search and Rescue Team.

The grant requires a $21,000 local match.

Undersheriff Tom Courchaine explained that the search and rescue team is entirely volunteer and funded mostly by donations. The team is currently using an old ambulance and a 1991 pickup truck.

The team also operates the Jaws of Life for the west side of Iron County, Commissioner Bob Black added.

Huizing assured the board that submitting so many applications at once would not hurt the chances of receiving the grant money.

"Rural Development has solicited us," he said. "They still have stimulus money and they want to see that get out into communities.""
Iron County seeks USDA grants, loans - IronMountainDailyNews.com | news, sports, business, jobs - The Daily News

I am not blaming the people of Michigan for this, I blame the democrats, Obama and the left in federal government. We do not need to spend money we don't have.

Update; How can I be so forgetful?

Who sits on the Department of Agriculture in Washington D C? My God, it's Pelosi's puppet Wisconsin 8th district congressman Steve Kagen. Let's see what Mr Kagen said about AG last year. Here's the link.

Press Release

Media Contact:
Jake Rubin 202.225.5665

KAGEN IS FIGHTING TO PROTECT
OUR FOOD AND FARM FAMILIES


April 23, 2009

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Kagen, M.D. is looking out for your health and the safety of our food. Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a hearing to review federal food safety systems at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

“American consumers must be assured that our food is safe and nutritional; that when it is offered for sale it will help to sustain our good health - not harm it,” said Dr. Kagen. It is up to the United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration to handle this responsibility.”

The subcommittee heard from food safety inspectors and meat, pork and poultry producers about the state of food inspection in the United States.

The USDA is responsible for food safety measures for the nation’s meat supply while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for nearly every other type of food, including peanuts. Many in the agriculture community, including U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, believe that to achieve the necessary food inspection standards a single food safety agency must be created.

At the same time, we must act in a fiscally responsible manner and insure that those who are importing food into our country accept the responsibility and cost of fully inspecting their products to our standards. We cannot spend our hard-earned tax dollars on helping foreign importers. If they want to sell their products here, they must follow our rules,” said the Congressman.

Kagen, who is the only Wisconsin Representative on the House Agriculture Committee, fought for food safety provisions in the Farm Bill including changes to existing law to allow schools to include locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables for lunches; The New Markets for Interstate Meat program which allows small meat producers to be able to ship their product across the state lines provided they have met state levels of inspection; and a certification process for organic food.



Let's see, he is,

KAGEN IS FIGHTING TO PROTECT
OUR FOOD AND FARM FAMILIES

and

At the same time, we must act in a fiscally responsible manner and insure that those who are importing food into our country accept the responsibility and cost of fully inspecting their products to our standards.

What a CROCK!!!!!!!!

Anyone going to ask Kagen about Ag spending?

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