New Statewide Poll Shows Pennsylvania Residents Want Real Farm Bill Reform on the Eve of Historic House of Representatives Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Sean Crowley, Environmental Defense, scrowley@ed.org , 202-572-3331
Fritz Wenzel, Zogby International, 419-205-0287
Stephanie Dvries, Zogby International, 315-624-0220 ext. 273
(Washington, D.C. – July 25, 2007) – Pennsylvania residents want their members of Congress to support real Farm Bill reform, like the Fairness in Farm and Food Policy Amendment, and reject legislation that maintains the status quo on farm subsidies, like the House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill, according to a statewide opinion survey conducted for Environmental Defense.
The poll of 1,330
“The people of
Key results of the poll included the following:
Ø 76% of respondents stated that they would support reforming the farm bill to shift money from farm subsidy programs and give priority funding to programs that help make water cleaner; promote a healthier food supply; and encourage farmers to produce renewable energy. Only 10% stated that they would oppose such reform.
Ø 82% of respondents said that they would urge their member of Congress and senators to work and vote for those reforms when they are considered. Only 14% disagreed.
Ø 57% of respondents agreed that they would urge their congressional representative and U.S. senators not to support a new farm bill unless it gives priority funding to programs that protect their streams, rivers, lakes and bays. Only 33% disagreed.
“The poll shows that voting for real farm bill reform and against the status quo will not only be good policy, but will be good politics as well,” stated Faber. “The strong support of the public paves the way for
Additional evidence that the Fairness Amendment is right for
To learn more about the findings of the study for each congressional district, visit: http://www.environmentaldefense.org/documents/6656_Fairness%20Amendment%20District%20by%20District%20Analysis.xls
About the Zogby poll:
The poll had a sample size of 1,330
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