WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack needs to back up claims that farmers and ranchers stand to reap significant benefits under proposed climate change legislation, Sen. Mike Johanns said Tuesday.
“This issue is too important for casual comments about idealistic outcomes. The success or failure of some farms literally could be on the line,” said Johanns, a Nebraska Republican.
Vilsack, Iowa’s former Democratic governor, is scheduled to testify today at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the subject. Johanns is a member of the committee.
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