Sen. Pat Roberts is retiring. He was the ranking Republican/Chair of House Agriculture Committee last century. His big thing was what he called "Freedom to Farm", ending government regulations and programs. That became the informal title of the 1996 farm bill.
I don't think many farmers believe the reforms worked, either in the early 2000's or now. Today's Farm Policy has an article on the current state of government help for agriculture.
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