Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says a recent GAO report confirms his belief that USDA needs to improve its oversight of federal farm payments.
The report found that USDA does not adequately monitor farm program compliance reviews. Grassley says that is unacceptable.
“This lack of oversight and accountability has created a welfare system for some joint ventures and general partnerships, particularly in the South,” Grassley says.
He says he is also disappointed that USDA has backtracked on its “actively engaged in farming” rule, which would have tightened eligibility requirements.
