Lawmakers in both parties typically work together to send help quickly following a natural disaster. But this time, aid for farmers like Greg Mims has gotten tangled up inside a massive $17 billion disaster relief bill that has languished for months on Capitol Hill.
It's been nearly seven months since Hurricane Michael swept through Greg Mims' farm in southwestern Georgia and all but wiped out his cotton harvest.He bought new seed to spread across his fields.
Lawmakers in both parties typically work together to send help quickly following a natural disaster. But this time, aid for farmers like Mims has gotten tangled up inside a massive $17 billion disaster relief bill that has languished for months on Capitol Hill. The House is slated to tackle the legislation again this week, but Republicans and Democrats remained deadlocked over how much aid should go to Puerto Rico.
"The Dems don't want farmers to get any help," he tweeted. "Puerto Rico should be very happy and the Dems should stop blocking much needed Disaster Relief!" The fight in Washington has turned the nation's farmers into collateral damage. The disaster bill includes $3 billion in direct aid that covers not only cotton farms in Georgia, but also cattle ranches in the Midwest that suffered historic flooding, vineyards in California hurt by wildfires and sweet potato fields swamped by Hurricane Florence. The Farm Bureau, an industry group, estimates losses to the agricultural sector at $8.5 billion.
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