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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 868528" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p><a href="http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0811/call_uncle_sam_5c130fdd-0e34-4b04-99e1-3d923ea3919e.html" target="_blank">(Politico)</a> — At Wednesday’s town hall in Atkinson, Ill., a local farmer who said he grows corn and soybeans expressed his concerns to President Obama about “more rules and regulations” — including those concerning dust, noise and water runoff — that he heard would negatively affect his business.</p><p>The president, on day three of his Midwest bus tour, replied: “If you hear something is happening, but it hasn’t happened, don’t always believe what you hear.”</p><p>When the room broke into soft laughter, the president added, “No — and I’m serious about that.”</p><p>Saying that “folks in Washington” like to get “all ginned up” about things that aren’t necessarily happening (“Look what’s comin’ down the pipe!”), Obama’s advice was simple: “Contact USDA.”. . .</p><p>Here’s a rundown of what happened when I started by calling USDA’s general hotline to inquire about information related to the effects of noise and dust pollution rules on Illinois farmers:</p><p>Wednesday, <strong>2:40 p.m. ET:</strong> After calling the USDA’s main line, I am told to call the Illinois Department of Agriculture.</p><p> Here, I am patched through to a man who is identified as being in charge of “support services.” I leave a message.</p><p></p><p><strong>3:53 p.m.:</strong> The man calls me back and recommends in a voicemail message that I call the Illinois Farm Bureau — a non-governmental organization.</p><p><strong>4:02 p.m.:</strong> A woman at the Illinois Farm Bureau connects me to someone in the organization’s government affairs department. That person tells me they “don’t quite know who to refer you to.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 868528, member: 12952"] [URL="http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0811/call_uncle_sam_5c130fdd-0e34-4b04-99e1-3d923ea3919e.html"](Politico)[/URL] — At Wednesday’s town hall in Atkinson, Ill., a local farmer who said he grows corn and soybeans expressed his concerns to President Obama about “more rules and regulations” — including those concerning dust, noise and water runoff — that he heard would negatively affect his business. The president, on day three of his Midwest bus tour, replied: “If you hear something is happening, but it hasn’t happened, don’t always believe what you hear.” When the room broke into soft laughter, the president added, “No — and I’m serious about that.” Saying that “folks in Washington” like to get “all ginned up” about things that aren’t necessarily happening (“Look what’s comin’ down the pipe!”), Obama’s advice was simple: “Contact USDA.”. . . Here’s a rundown of what happened when I started by calling USDA’s general hotline to inquire about information related to the effects of noise and dust pollution rules on Illinois farmers: Wednesday, [B]2:40 p.m. ET:[/B] After calling the USDA’s main line, I am told to call the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Here, I am patched through to a man who is identified as being in charge of “support services.” I leave a message. [B]3:53 p.m.:[/B] The man calls me back and recommends in a voicemail message that I call the Illinois Farm Bureau — a non-governmental organization. [B]4:02 p.m.:[/B] A woman at the Illinois Farm Bureau connects me to someone in the organization’s government affairs department. That person tells me they “don’t quite know who to refer you to.” [/QUOTE]
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