Chuck Schumer Says Feds Will Spend $18,000,000 to Buy Grape Juice to

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Are these MORONS serious, govt buys millions in grape juice so consumers can pay more for grapes and grape products. I know others get it and they ALL SUCK

Chuck Schumer Says Feds Will Spend $18,000,000 to Buy Grape Juice to Subsidize Vineyard Owners

Hes buying VOTES

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.-N.Y.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D.-N.Y.) announced yesterday that the federal government will spend up to $18,000,000 to buy Concord grape juice in an effort to increase the price that New York farmers can get for their grapes.In a letter to Agricultural Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to have the government buy the grape juice, Sen. Schumer noted that there are “more than 280 growers with over 9,700 acres” of Concord grape vineyards in New York State.
“I write to encourage the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) to utilize its statutory authority under Section 32 of the Agriculture Act of 1935 to conduct a bonus buy purchase of Concord grape juice as soon as possible,” Schumer wrote Perdue. “This critical bonus buy would help ensure the continued success of Concord grape growers in New York and nationwide, while also helping to supplement the USDA’s supply for nutrition programs.
“As you may know, New York has more than 280 growers with over 9,700 acres of Concord vineyards across the state,” wrote Schumer. “Over the past few years, the Concord grape crops have been larger than average nationally, with this year’s crop being no exception.
“This year’s successful crop, in addition to a large carryover from last year, is of great concern to our small grower’s and the industry as a whole,” Schumer wrote. “Since previous AMS Concord grape bonus buys, like the $25 million buy in 2014, have been largely successful, I urge you to quickly approve this request. This bonus buy would not only help stabilize grower’s incomes, it also would help provide valuable nutrients to those most in need.”


http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/...uice-subsidize

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what a waste

trump could have played golf 6 times for that kind of money

sad!

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If trump was doing this, his enemies would be in seizures, foaming at the mouth while in straight jackets.

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I stopped at your BS sub line from CNSnews.

Up your game please

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Chuck Schumer is the ultimate crony capitalist and Wall Street puppet in the Senate, so this kind of behavior is expected of him.

But Gillibrand loves to present herself as some kind of progressive populist, so to see her supporting corporate subsidies is pretty amusing.

Beneath every progressive Democrat there is a corporate lackey just waiting to get out.