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Farm Bill Fails to Pass on Time

Farm Bill Fails to Pass on Time

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A Farm Bill failed to pass on time.

A Nebraska Congressman says it should be the top priority for the lame-duck Congress.

Congressman Adrian Smith says Congress needs to approve the Farm Bill and not allow it to slip into a new session of Congress. . .

Smith says Congress came close to passage prior to the mid-term elections. . .

 

The Senate has not accepted House language which would add work requirements to the food stamp provision. Now, a dispute has arisen over the forestry provision in wake of the deadly wildfires in California.