Farm bill deal close as negotiators await cost estimates
Source: Politico
Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts indicated Wednesday that farm bill negotiators have reached a tentative agreement and were awaiting final cost estimates before making a formal announcement.
“We have to put the bill together and then we have to get the scores,” Roberts told reporters. He cautioned that things could change.
“If yesterday I said close, today we are very very close. I’m very encouraged,” Roberts said of a compromise farm bill.
The Kansas Republican also suggested that congressional leaders have weighed in on forestry issues that had presented a hold-up in negotiations. Roberts said that congressional leadership decided that “more comprehensive” forestry legislation was not possible at this time, though it was not clear whether the matter had been resolved.
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