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Senate Renames Farm Bill Conferees, Waiting on House
2013-10-07 23:55:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The Senate formally asked the House of Representatives to proceed to a farm bill conference and reappointed the same 12 Senate conferees it named in August as they continue to wait on the House to name its conferees. The reappointments were required because the House merged the farm-only farm bill and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/food stamp) bill into one bill last week. read more
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