With the Republican agenda in disarray, the House Agriculture Committee moves ahead this week with preparations for a new farm bill by diving into commodity concerns and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

 

President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday agreed to cancel a vote on one of the GOP’s top two priorities - health care reform - after it became clear it couldn’t pass despite concessions to hard-line conservatives.

 

“I will not sugar coat this: This is a disappointing day for us. Doing big things is hard,” Ryan told reporters after he told House Republicans they were moving on to other issues.

 

Republicans say they still hope to pass the health care bill, but the clock is ticking.

 

Republicans want to enact the legislation under budget reconciliation rules that won’t require any Democratic support to pass the Senate. But GOP leaders would lose the reconciliation option for health care once Congress passes a fiscal 2018 budget, and they want to use the 2018 reconciliation process for tax reform.

 

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