Source: Maya Rao, STAR TRIBUNE, 4/9/18

Lawmakers, including some from Minnesota, hoped that this year’s renewal of the federal farm bill would offer Congress a respite from the partisan dysfunction and election-year maneuvering at the Capitol. But negotiations have fallen apart on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, as Democrats refuse to consider Republican proposals to expand work requirements for food stamp recipients. Democrats recently directed Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, the panel’s ranking member, to stop talks with Chairman Mike Conaway, a Texas Republican.

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