Source: Former Rep. Larry Combest (R-TX), 3/16/15

Despite news from the Congressional Budget Office that federal debt held by the public may reach 77 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, there was at least one pony in the pile from a budget perspective: Farm bill costs are projected to be down another $5 billion beyond the anticipated $23 billion saved under the 2014 rewrite.

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