a Congressional letter was sent to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting him to consider financial assistance to the dairy industry. The letter was both bicameral and bipartisan as Senators and House Members from a number of key dairy states joined forces in making this request. The USDA is already “crunching the numbers” in determining what might be the best way to proceed. The Secretary has authority under the Commodity Credit Corporation to move forward on a financial assistance package. The Department will be making a decision on this request in the weeks ahead.
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