Durbin calls on House to pass farm bill
8 months ago
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill earlier this summer
From sj-r.com:
Farmers and agribusinesses in Illinois and across the country already reeling from this summer’s drought will face months of increased uncertainty if the House of Representatives doesn’t pass a farm bill before Congress adjourns at the end of the week, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Sunday.
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill earlier this summer that would end direct payment of subsidies to farmers and consolidates other programs, reducing spending by about $23 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
“Sadly, the House, under Republican leadership, has been unable to pass a farm bill and unwilling to call the bipartisan Senate farm bill,” Durbin, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, said at a news conference outside his Springfield home.
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