This Week in DC
House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway looks to shore up GOP support for their farm bill this week while finding the necessary votes to defeat floor amendments that target commodity programs or crop insurance.
Conaway, who hopes to have the bill on the House floor next week, expresses confidence that he will have the necessary GOP votes on final passage as long as he can defeat amendments that he considers poison pills, such as one that would roll back the sugar program.
“It’s unfortunate that my Democrat friends have gone to the sidelines, but that’s their choice,” Conaway, R-Texas, said last week on the AgriTalk radio show. “I think I can get this done with just Republicans, and so that’s the direction we’re going to go.”
He said the bill’s expanded work requirements for food stamp recipients and other reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are winning over his GOP colleagues. "We're doing the right stuff on SNAP, and that's the focus of much of the (GOP) conference," he said.
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Conaway, who hopes to have the bill on the House floor next week, expresses confidence that he will have the necessary GOP votes on final passage as long as he can defeat amendments that he considers poison pills, such as one that would roll back the sugar program.
“It’s unfortunate that my Democrat friends have gone to the sidelines, but that’s their choice,” Conaway, R-Texas, said last week on the AgriTalk radio show. “I think I can get this done with just Republicans, and so that’s the direction we’re going to go.”
He said the bill’s expanded work requirements for food stamp recipients and other reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are winning over his GOP colleagues. "We're doing the right stuff on SNAP, and that's the focus of much of the (GOP) conference," he said.
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