The Bush Administration is threatening a veto of the Senate farm bill in its current form. Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner held a press conference Monday outlining their concerns.
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Conner says Farm Bill concerns also include specialty crop provisions.
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Conner says the Senate farm bill is about $29 billion over budget.
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The administration has already threatened a veto of the House version of the farm bill for similar reasons, but Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop says its a good bill.
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