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clause in tederal target prices and loan limits on basic agricultural products, and in programs in which the Federal Government undertakes to support perishable farm commodity markets by purchases,” the 7th District Representative said.
Robinson said he was joining in sponsorship of a bipartisan bill to establish such an escalator. Chairman Jamie Whitten (D., Miss.) and Rep. Mark Andrews of North Dakota, ranking Republican member of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on which Robinson serves were the original sponsors.
“I want to stress that I am not committed irretrievably to this approach, but I think it is worth exploring, because we cannot permit farmers to lag farther and farther behind those groups in the ’ economy that have at least some cushion against inflation in the form of cost-ofliving adjustments to their incomes,” Robinson said.
“Hearings on a wide range of proposals now pending might well establish another plan, or combination of plans, as more effective and fiscally acceptable,” he added.
The Robinson-backed bill would tie target and loan prices of the 1977 Agriculture Act for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, rice, peanuts, soybeans and sugar to costof-living increases in the public and private sectors and increases in the minimum wage. The Secretary of Agriculture also would be given broadened authority to use “Section 32” funds (30 per cent of import duty collections) in an effort to maintain market prices for perishable farm commodities at levels reflecting such costof-living adjustments or i minimum wage boosts.
"I still should like to see us move away from heavy federal involvement in management of the agricultural economy, but it is clear that something must be done now to assist the many farmers who find themselves in a desperate financial squeeze,” Robinson said.
Birthday Celebration
A birthday celebration in honor of W. F. (Frank) Moffett III of Washington was held Saturday night, Feb. 11, at the Hayloft Dinner Theater in Manassas. Those attending included his wife, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Giles, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. James DeBergh, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Snead, all of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Baumgardner of Woodville, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ferrence of Amissville and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Green Jr., of Markham.
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