Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry had an amendment prepared that would have eliminated the sugar loan program for sugarbeets and sugar cane. The sugar industry responded with a full-court press lobbying effort and the amendment was ultimately not brought up during the floor debate. “Typically, these kinds of amendments do not get much support, but they feel they have to put them forward and wave the flag for constituents back home,” said Luther Markwart, executive vice president, American Sugarbeet Growers Association.
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