Local businesses keeping tabs on disaster aid

Farmers aren t the only ones keeping a close eye on the disaster aid bill-local businesses are also keeping tabs on its progress Farm equipment dealers feel the trickle down effect as well Orlan Richter has been in the implement business for twenty-five years He says drought like last year s is hard on farmers and hard on the businesses they buy from When spring comes farmers have to put a lot of money into planting and fertilizing and don t feel good about buying equipment He says the news on disaster aid seems so bad it s hard to keep watching Orlan Richter Mandan Equipment Inc Frustrated Yeah We re equally as frustrated as our producers Because they have to have it to survive And we have to have to have it to survive So it s extremely frustrating to have to listen to this day after day The disaster aid is linked into the Iraq war bill It s passed both houses of Congress President Bush has said he will veto it