The Senate tonight voted 60 to 37 for an amendment to provide an extra $350 million for milk price supports to increase government purchases of surplus dairy products. Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) cosponsored the measure introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). The extra $350 million would provide farmers, on average, an estimated $1.50 extra per hundredweight, the industry’s standard unit … Read More