How they voted on the farm bill
July 13, 2012 | 08:07 AM
Thirty-five members of the House Agriculture Committee voted to approve the farm bill early Thursday, but 11 voted against it.
The 11 committee members who voted “no” on approval:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that if she were on the committee, she would have voted with the Democrats who voted “no” over the food stamp cut, the National Journal Daily reported.
Stutzman issued a news release that he had voted against the bill because the food stamp cut was not big enough.
The 11 committee members who voted “no” on approval:
Republicans
- Bob Gibbs, Ohio
- Bob Goodlatte, Va.
- Tim Huelskamp, Kan.
- Marlin Stutzman, Ind.
Democrats
- Joe Baca, Calif.
- Joe Courtney, Conn.
- Marcia Fudge, Ohio
- Jim McGovern, Mass.
- Chellie Pingree, Maine
- Terri Sewell, Ala.
- David Scott, Ga.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that if she were on the committee, she would have voted with the Democrats who voted “no” over the food stamp cut, the National Journal Daily reported.
Stutzman issued a news release that he had voted against the bill because the food stamp cut was not big enough.
