Senate rejects sugar reform amendment

Industries

Thursday, June 21, 2012

The Senate on Wednesday rejected an amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill that would have offered some reform to the U.S. sugar program. “While we are disappointed the Senate voted to maintain the status quo — which costs consumers and businesses billions of dollars each year and the U.S. economy thousands of jobs — we are encouraged by the strong show of bipartisan support for reform,” said the Coalition for Sugar Reform, in a statement. “This is the closest Sen...

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