Delayed farm bill punted until after election with Congress stuck on how to pay for it • Daily Montanan
- The farm bill, which sets food and farm policy for five years, is delayed and awaiting decisions from lawmakers after the election.
- The latest deadline passed on Sept. 30 without action from lawmakers to create a new farm bill or extension.
- Congress faces a challenge in the upcoming lame-duck session starting Nov. 12 to reach an agreement before benefits expire.
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Delayed farm bill punted until after election with Congress stuck on how to pay for it
WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election.
Delayed farm bill punted until after election with Congress stuck on how to pay for it • Washington State Standard
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest deadline for the farm bill passed unceremoniously at midnight on Sept. 30, without a push from lawmakers to pass a new farm bill or an extension. Congress will have to scramble in the lame-duck session set to begin Nov. 12 to come …
Delayed farm bill punted until after election with Congress stuck on how to pay for it • Utah News Dispatch
A farmer stores grain near Eldridge, Iowa, on Sept. 28, 2024. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest deadline for the farm bill passed unceremoniously at midnight on Sept. 30, without a push from lawmakers to pass a new farm bill or an extension. Congress wil…
Delayed farm bill punted until after election with Congress stuck on how to pay for it • Alaska Beacon
A farmer stores grain near Eldridge, Iowa, on Sept. 28, 2024. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest deadline for the farm bill passed unceremoniously at midnight on Sept. 30, without a push from lawmakers to pass a new farm bill or an extension. Congress wi…
Delayed farm bill punted until after election with Congress stuck on how to pay for it • Alabama Reflector
A green tractor harvesting sugar beets. Congress missed a Sept. 30 deadline to approve a farm bill, which will mean work on it will go into a lame duck session beginning in November. (Larry Mayer/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest deadline for the farm bill passed unceremoniously at midnight…
Delayed farm bill punted until after election with Congress stuck on how to pay for it • Oklahoma Voice
A farmer stores grain near Eldridge, Iowa, on Sept. 28. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest deadline for the farm bill passed unceremoniously at midnight on Sept. 30, without a push from lawmakers to pass a new farm bill or an extension. Congress will hav…
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