More speculation on farm bill in a budget deal
October 08, 2013 | 03:18 PM
House Republicans are expected to vote today on another supercommittee to work out compromises on reopening government and raising the debt ceiling, National Journal has reported.
The 2011 supercommittee included a rewrite of the farm bill, but the effort failed.
Meanwhile, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said over the weekend that he believes the need for savings in a budget agreement could help the farm bill, _Red River Farm Network _reported.
On the possibility that the House may appoint farm bill conferees, a key agribusiness lobbyist emailed The Hagstrom Report, “I don’t know if that means that they are looking to grab the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) savings for a budget deal or not, but it sure has that smell.”
The 2011 supercommittee included a rewrite of the farm bill, but the effort failed.
Meanwhile, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said over the weekend that he believes the need for savings in a budget agreement could help the farm bill, _Red River Farm Network _reported.
On the possibility that the House may appoint farm bill conferees, a key agribusiness lobbyist emailed The Hagstrom Report, “I don’t know if that means that they are looking to grab the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) savings for a budget deal or not, but it sure has that smell.”
