Farm Bill Appears To Have Hit Another Delay

Disagreements among the House Agriculture Committee members regarding the nutrition title are stalling movement on the farm bill.  Committee Chairman Mike Conaway of Texas says there will not be a farm bill markup next week, citing the committee's progress in negotiating to a yes from both Republicans and Democrats.

Conaway and House Democrats are in conflict over the way the nutrition title handles SNAP.  That decision means that Conaway will not meet his goal of holding a markup on the farm bill in the first quarter of 2018.  Collin Peterson, ranking Democrat on the Committee, says Democrats on the committee cannot support the bill in its current form.

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