# Rep. Cramer: How Critics of U.S. Farm Policy Have It Wrong - Farm Policy Facts

> Congressman Kevin Cramer defends the 2014 Farm Bill's commodity title, saying it saves about $16 billion versus extending prior law and that crop insurance outlays are down $9 billion from CBO estimates. He says net farm income has fallen 42 percent in three years.

- Date: 2016-11-14 · published 2016-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73848-rep-cramer-how-critics-of-u-s-farm-policy-have-it-wrong-farm-policy-facts
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The op-ed defends existing farm programs and cites foreign subsidies and trade barriers, but it describes no new policy change that would move feed prices.

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## Sources

- farmpolicyfacts.org: https://farmpolicyfacts.org/rep-cramer-critics-u-s-farm-policy-wrong/

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