Former House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson says the House and Senate committee leaders are saying the right things, but there are some problems with the new farm bill. “In this debate, you’ve got people saying they won’t support a farm bill unless there’s more money in it for reference prices or whatever and you’ve got other people saying they want cuts in spending in the farm bill.” In the House, the GOP has a four-seat majority. “There’s at least 20 of these Freedom Caucus people that will never vote for a farm bill and you’ve got folks that aren’t going to vote for the bill anyway demanding things that will drive Democrats away from the bill. They’ve got to get to a place where the sensible people in the middle come togther and in this climate, that’s tough.” Peterson has met with staff from both sides of the aisle and will be available to provide input on writing the farm bill.
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