While the Senate is in session this week, House lawmakers are back in their home state on district work periods. Ahead of the break, the House Agriculture Committee took a deeper dive into the farm bill. The current farm bill expires at the end of September 2023. “There’s a lot we have to prepare and learn to be ready for what I hope to be an outstanding reauthorization of the farm bill,” said Ranking Member Glenn “GT” Thompson. Commodity prices are strong, but margins are tight. “At the end of the day, our hard-working farm families are not left with much because of record inflation. It doesn’t seem the Biden Administration is backing down from policies that has helped drive this inflation. This week’s Washington Watch coverage is presented by the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.
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