The drama over a possible government shutdown is adding another delay in the farm bill process. There are huge differences between the House and Senate efforts to fund the government. “At this point, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy doesn’t have the votes to pass even the Republican proposal to keep the government open,” said Randy Russell, president, Russell Group. A lot of work has already been completed on the non-spending portions of the farm bill, but now leadership has to make the decisions over funding. “That’s really where the rubber hits the road and oftentimes that takes many weeks of negotiation to come to an agreement.” With no additional money to add in this farm bill debate, Russell says it will be an even bigger challenge. Hear the full conversation with Randy Russell here.
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