Farm bill principals to meet Wednesday
December 03, 2013 | 03:12 PM
The four principal negotiators on the farm bill will meet privately Wednesday, congressional aides confirmed today.
The Senate is not in session this week, but Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Senate Agriculture ranking member Thad Cochran, R-Miss., are returning to Washington to meet with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and House Agriculture ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., the aides said.
The House is in session this week. Earlier there had been speculation about an open meeting with all 41 conferees, but apparently there has not been enough progress to call all conferees to a meeting.
Lucas has said that some issues will have to be settled by votes in an open session.
The Senate is not in session this week, but Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Senate Agriculture ranking member Thad Cochran, R-Miss., are returning to Washington to meet with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and House Agriculture ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., the aides said.
The House is in session this week. Earlier there had been speculation about an open meeting with all 41 conferees, but apparently there has not been enough progress to call all conferees to a meeting.
Lucas has said that some issues will have to be settled by votes in an open session.
