Economics
Lobbyists for Banks to Beet Farms Feast on $1 Trillion Farm Law
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After his side lost a fight over federal sugar aid in the Senate last month, Bob Simpson, the president of Jelly Belly Candy Co. of Fairfield, California, made plans to take his message directly to Congress.
“I need to get in front of our elected representatives,” said Simpson, who is also the chairman of the National Confectioners Association.