Lawmakers continue working on a Farm Bill

With about two months until the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives, legislators from both political parties are working towards a new Farm Bill.

“Right now the negotiators, including (Democratic) Senator (Debbie) Stabenow, are very close to reaching an agreement,” Jess McCarron, Stabenow’s press secretary, told the Huron Daily Tribune...

And some Republicans feel Democrats are stalling in order to finish the Farm Bill once they assume control of the House.

“The negotiators are working diligently, but the House Democrats are delaying in order to push the House version into the next congress,” Ralph Abraham, a Republican representative from Louisiana, told KPEL yesterday.

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