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Senate Ag Committee Leaders said the farm bill compromise offered by House Ag Chair Michael Conaway doesn’t go far enough. Politico says Conaway described it as a “significant compromise.” The disagreement has slowed the efforts to reconcile the House and Senate Farm Bills. Senate Ag Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow says the offer isn’t even close to something that the Senate …
President Donald Trump has called on Congress to pass a farm bill with work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. However, there appears to be no clear path forward for the bill if the requirements are included. The bipartisan Senate version of the bill does not include the requirements, and Senators say a bill with the requirements will not …
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway has offered up what he calls a “significant compromise” on nutrition programs in the farm bill. Conaway declined to get into specifics with Politico, but says last week he sent a proposal to his counterparts in the Senate offering a compromise on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). He says the offer demonstrates he’s …
Farm Bill conferees selected from the House and Senate will meet for the first time Wednesday, September 5, in hopes of reaching common ground on the 2018 legislation and ironing out the differences between their respective versions of the legislation. Top lawmakers on the committee did meet last week, ahead of the first formal meeting. Senate Ag Committee Chairman Pat …
The top lawmakers on the farm bill conference committee met this week, ahead of the first formal meeting next week. The farm bill conference is set to meet September 5th, in the first public meeting likely dominated by posturing and speeches. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts told Politico that he, Senate Agriculture ranking member Debbie Stabenow, House Agriculture Committee …
Wednesday afternoon, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway attended a meeting at the White House with President Trump to discuss the most recent events with regard to trade. Here are comments made by the chairman following the meeting. Conaway on Trade Meeting
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are expected to appoint their members of the farm bill conference committee this week. Politico says the upper chamber will need to clear some procedural hurdles on the floor before that can officially happen. During the last farm bill debate, 12 senators, including seven from the majority and five from …
The U.S. House voted Wednesday afternoon to send the 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2) to conference committee. After passing their individual versions of the bill, conferees have to be chosen from both the House and Senate to iron out the differences between the two bills. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway says this is just the next step. Conaway on …
The U.S. House could take a step forward on moving farm bill talks ahead by voting to send the bill to conference. However, Politico says Thursday was the latest indicator that the bad blood between House Ag leaders is one of the many issues that need to be fixed. House Ag Chair Mike Conaway and Ranking Member Collin Peterson met …
The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the farm bill Thursday afternoon by a slim margin, 213-211. The second vote on the bill again received no support from House Democrats. But during a teleconference this morning, House Agriculture Chairman Michael Conaway of Texas said he looks forward to working with the Senate to deliver an on-time farm bill. Conaway Pleased …
