"House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas conceded Thursday that
final action on a farm bill conference report is now likely to slip into
late January — a major blow to himself and an ominous turn for the bill
itself," David Rogers reports for Politico.
Lucas blamed the delay on a standoff between House Speaker John Boehner and the leader of Democrats on Lucas's committee, Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, over dairy policy. Both the House and Senate bills have "a new margin insurance initiative for dairy farmers which would include supply management tools to guard against over production," Rogers notes. "Peterson has argued that the supply controls are vital to keep down the cost of the insurance program. But Boehner believes the increased government role amounts to a bridge-too-far in a world of dairy policy which the speaker is already fond of comparing to the former Soviet Union." (Read more)
Lucas blamed the delay on a standoff between House Speaker John Boehner and the leader of Democrats on Lucas's committee, Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, over dairy policy. Both the House and Senate bills have "a new margin insurance initiative for dairy farmers which would include supply management tools to guard against over production," Rogers notes. "Peterson has argued that the supply controls are vital to keep down the cost of the insurance program. But Boehner believes the increased government role amounts to a bridge-too-far in a world of dairy policy which the speaker is already fond of comparing to the former Soviet Union." (Read more)
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