F.A.R.M. Bill and introducing Lliam Morrison

This week one of our two legislative affairs coordinators (LA’s) asked me to read over the F.A.R.M. bill and summarize the bill into specific line items that tell the Congressman where every dollar will go. The project took me about four days but I could not ask for a better experience. I felt like a watch dog as I read through the entire bill consisting of roughly 80 pages with an estimated 150 funding items totaling nearly 860 billion dollars. I did my best to create an excel sheet that broke down every service and cost committed within the bill. Once I completed the bill, Lliam invited me to share with him my thoughts concerning the services provided within the bill. I expressed concern with how much money was being spent in certain fields and he helped me resolve some of them. He then prepared the final summary for Congressman Salmon.

 

When being asked to perform duties like this it is imperative that you work quickly and accurately. To avoid fatigue and burnout, I took on additional assignments and juggled all of them so that I could get some fresh air. It was also important to literally get some fresh air by going on short frequent walks. By doing all of this, I stayed fresh and motivated and completed the assignment in a reasonable amount of time.

 

Now is a good time to introduce Lliam Morrison. Lliam is from Texas and certainly has the personality of a Texan. He is tall and broad in his shoulders. His personality is such that his opinion does matter and if necessary, he can definitely care less of what people think. Lliam is bound for greatness but is currently doing his time in order to climb the latter. Lliam provided some great insights that proved beneficial throughout the summer. I appreciated his help.