Some Senate Farm Bill amendments unlikely to survive
Story Date: 6/25/2012

 
Source: Chris Clayton, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 6/24/12

I asked Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, on a press call Friday what was the likelihood of some key amendments added to the farm bill making it through conference negotiations with the House. He said the best indicator was to simply look at how many members of the Senate Agriculture Committee backed any particular amendment that passed. Harkin's comment suggest at least two key changes made to the farm bill on the Senate floor won't survive the conference talks.

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