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"While holding his progressive values passionately, John Culver had the capacity to see compromise when it would be in the best interest of Iowa and the United States," said Vilsack, a fellow Democrat.
John C. Culver, who represented Iowa in Congress, dies at 86 →
"These programs will provide long-awaited disaster relief for many livestock producers who have endured significant financial hardship from weather-related disasters while the programs were expired and awaiting congressional action," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement Tuesday. "President Obama and I prioritized the implementation of these disaster assistance programs now that the Farm Bill has restored and strengthened them."
