Congressman: GOP to Rein in War on Farmers, a ‘Formula for Famine’

News Analysis
If Republicans take back Congress after the midterm elections, lawmakers intend to “aggressively” probe and rein in the federal regulatory “overreach” targeting farmers and ranchers in the United States, according to farmer and U.S. Congressman John Rose (R-Tenn.).
Blasting controversial federal policies aimed at the agriculture community and similar programs around the world as a “formula for famine,” Rose said lawmakers on both sides of the aisle understand that food production must be protected.
“We have to take stock of the fact that we can’t implement policies that will lead to shortages of something as important as food,” Rose told The Epoch Times. “Food shortages are already a very real threat—we should not be making it worse.”…}