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RCAP among organizations asking Congress to pass Farm Bill in 2012

Posted Tue, 2012/02/28 - 4:16pm by RCAP

As part of the Campaign for a Renewed Rural Development, RCAP was among those organizations that sent the letter below to members of Congress, asking them to pass the Farm Bill in 2012.

February 10, 2012

The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
Chairwoman
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Pat Roberts
Ranking Member
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

New York Times: Rural legislators’ power ebbs as populations shift

Posted Tue, 2011/06/07 - 9:11am by RCAP

In a June 2 article, The New York Times reported:

"The people who remain in rural parts of the country are used to seeing declining enrollment at schools and shuttered businesses on Main Street, as well as weakening political muscle in Washington. But now they are watching their political power falter even in states that have long been considered synonymous with rural America."

Read the full article

 

Newsweek: The Democrats' Last, Best Hope

Posted Mon, 2011/05/09 - 9:49am by RCAP

Newsweek magazine's online edition posted a feature article May 1 about a Democratic senator from Montana who exemplifies the Democrats' situation heading into the next election and how their prospects could hinge on rural voters. The article notes: “The math is simple: if Democrats can’t connect with small-town voters, they will lose the Senate next November—and make it difficult for President Obama, who held his own among rural Americans in 2008, to recapture states like North Carolina that put him over the top last time around.”