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House Restores Crop Insurance Cuts, Extends Highway Trust Fund

December 3, 2015

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015. This legislation funds the Highway Trust Fund for the next five years and restores cuts to crop insurance that were made in the budget agreement that was passed in October.

Representative John Moolenaar (R-Midland) voted for today's legislation and made the following statement:

"Restoring crop insurance cuts is vital for the 15,000 farm operators of Michigan's Fourth Congressional District. Weather can ruin an entire year of crops and without insurance some family farms could lose everything. I am glad we could fix this issue that was created in the October budget agreement and also pass funding for our nation's critical highway infrastructure needs."

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