Republicans Are Making A Deal On Food Stamps And Farm Subsidies
WASHINGTON ― House Republicans look ready to give up on some of their food stamp policy goals.
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) said Friday morning that the final version of the so-called farm bill won’t have the new training regime that Republicans wanted to add to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, though there could still be other changes that Republicans sought.
The farm bill has been stuck for months in a conference committee as House and Senate members work out differences between their two versions of the bill. House Republicans have insisted from the start that the tougher work requirements be a part of SNAP. But with a Democratic majority taking over the House, Republicans now seem to believe they had better take whatever they can get.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) declined to confirm whether the training program was out, saying only that he hoped a bill would pass soon.
“This system can move at a glacial-like speed, but every once in a while, we go lightning,” he said.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-deal-food-stamps-farm-subsidies_us_5bef0859e4b0b052597a6307
I fear we're going to see a lot of shitty lame duck legislation.
