Senate leaders say Farm Bill vote could come soon

There's still a chance the Farm Bill might reach the Senate floor this year, reports Dow Jones Newswires. Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said a compromise could bring the bill to a vote in the three weeks left before the Senate goes on vacation again, Bill Tomson reports.

"I think we're at the point where we should be able to do a farm bill by unanimous consent," Reid told Tomson. Even if a vote is taken, the bill would still need to go through a Senate-House conference committee before it could reach the White House. (Read more)

Reid, did not say when the vote could take place, notes Charles Abbott of Reuters. Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said negotiations on the amendment process were still ongoing. "There are a lot of people that would like to pass the farm bill, on both sides," Sen. McConnell said at a briefing. "That usually produces the kind of environment in which things are possible." (Read more)