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P.O. Box 6486 - Lincoln, NE 68506 - www.competitivemarkets.com     OCM Disappointed by Anti-Farmer Vote of
House Ag Committee on Arbitration    The Organization for Competitive Markets expressed its disappointment in the House Ag Committee vote to allow packer lawyers to force farmers into arbitration proceedings.  A House Subcommittee previously approved Rep. Leonard Boswell’s (D IA) bill to allow farmers a choice of whether to arbitrate if there is a legal dispute between a producer and a processor or packer.  Led by Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R VA) and Mike Rogers (R AL), five Democrats, including Chairman Collin Peterson, joined all committee Republicans to deny farmers their right to court access that our Founding Fathers provided all citizens.  The vote list is at the end of this release.Voting FOR farmers’
rights to access the courtsDemocrats

• Mike McIntyre (NC)
• Bob Etheridge (NC)
• Leonard Boswell (IA)
• Stephanie Herseth (SD)
• John Salazar (CO)
• Brad Ellsworth (IN)
• Nancy Boyda (KS)
• Zack Space(OH)
• Tim Walz (MN)
• Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
• Steve Kagen (WI)
• Earl Pomeroy (ND)
• Lincoln Davis (TN)
• John Barrow (GA)
• Joe Donnelly(IN)
• Tim Mahoney (FL)

Voting AGAINST farmers’
rights to access the courtsDemocrats

• Collin Peterson (MN)
• Tim Holden (PA)
• Jim Costa (CA)
• Dennis Cardoza (CA)
• David Scott (GA)
• Henry Cuellar (TX)

Republicans

• Bob Goodlatte (VA)
• Terry Everett (AL)
• Frank Lucas (OK)
• Jerry Moran (KS)
• Robin Hayes (NC)
• Timothy Johnson (IL)
• Sam Graves (MO)
• Jo Bonner (AL)
• Mike Rogers (AL)
• Steve King (IA)
• Marilyn Musgrave (CO)
• Randy Neugebauer (TX)
• Charles Boustany Jr. (LA)
• John “Randy” Kuhl Jr. (NY)
• K. Michael Conway (TX)
• Jeff Fortenberry (NE)
• Jean Schmidt (OH)
• Adrian Smith (NE)
• Kevin McCarthy (CA)
• Tim Walberg (MI)

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