Elizabeth Dole
U.S. Senator for North Carolina
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Washington DC Office
555 Dirksen Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202.224.6342
Fax: 202.224.1100

North Carolina Offices
Raleigh Office:
310 New Bern Avenue
Suite 122
Raleigh, NC 27601
Ph: 919.856.4630
Fax: 919.856.4053

Salisbury Office:
225 North Main Street
Suite 304
Salisbury, NC 28144
Ph: 704.633.5011
Fax: 704.633.2937

Western Office:
401 North Main Street
Suite 200
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Ph: 828.698.3747
Fax: 828.698.1267

Eastern Office:
306 South Evans Street
Greenville, NC 27835
Ph: 252.329.1093
Fax: 252.329.1097

Issues & Legislation - Issue - Agriculture


I will continue to work hard to ensure that North Carolina retains its strong agricultural heritage. One of my top priorities as a Senator was to get a tobacco quota buyout, which we passed in October 2004.   The buyout is critically important for our farm families and is expected to provide an economic impact in North Carolina of close to $9 billion. I will also continue to work hard to repeal of the death tax permanently and open new markets to North Carolina’s agricultural products.
I will continue to work hard to ensure that North Carolina retains its strong agricultural heritage. One of my top priorities as a Senator was to get a tobacco quota buyout, which we passed in October 2004. The buyout is critically important for our farm families and is expected to provide an economic impact in North Carolina of close to $9 billion. I will also continue to work hard to repeal of the death tax permanently and open new markets to North Carolina’s agricultural products.





Elizabeth Dole

RECENT AGRICULTURE PRESS RELEASES  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
July 2008
  16th - Dole Announces Funding for Appalachian State University in Committee-Approved Bill

May 2008
  15th - Senate Approves Farm Bill
  13th - Dole's Economic Development Measure Included in Farm Bill
  6th - Dole Calls for EPA to Re-evaluate Food-to-Fuel Mandate to Address Rising Food Prices

March 2008
  14th - Dole Seeks Inclusion of Economic Development Measure in Farm Bill

December 2007
  14th - Dole Anti-Hunger Included in Senate-Passed Farm Bill


RECENT AGRICULTURE ARTICLES  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
October 2003
  27th - Take Steps to Ensure a Future for Tobacco


RECENT AGRICULTURE SPEECHES  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
December 2007
  3rd - Dole Addresses the N.C. Farm Bureau

December 2004
  6th - Remarks to the North Carolina Farm Bureau Annual Meeting

April 2004
  13th - Senator Dole Highlights the Important Need to Accomplish a Tobacco Quota Buyout

February 2004
  6th - Remarks to the N.C. Tobacco Growers Association


RECENT AGRICULTURE FLOOR STATEMENTS  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
November 2007
  16th - Dole Applauds Provisions of Farm Bill That Help Fight Hunger

July 2007
  30th - Statement urging rejection of a tobacco tax hike that would harm North Carolina’s economy

June 2007
  5th - Remarks on National Hunger Awareness Day

June 2006
  7th - Statement on National Hunger Awareness Day

June 2005
  7th - Remarks on National Hunger Awareness Day [ Radio Clip ]

October 2004
  11th - Floor Statement on Tobacco Quota Buyout

July 2004
  15th - Floor Statement on Tobacco Buyout [ Radio Clip ] [ Television Clip ]

July 2003
  30th - Introduction of Tobacco Quota Buyout