The House Agriculture Committee approved its long-awaited farm bill on May 23 mostly along party lines despite heated objections from some Democrat members.
The $1.5 trillion package, which the committee advanced in a 33-21 vote, includes funding boosts for farm safety net programs, trade promotion, and rural infrastructure. It also expands farmers’ financing options, increases their access to energy efficiency updates, and allocates funding for agricultural research.
Four Democrats joined with the Republican majority to pass the bill out of the committee. But many others decried certain provisions of the bill as nonstarters, suggesting that a funding fight could be in the works….
