Saturday, July 13, 2013

Late-Night Farm Bill Shenanigans in the House

Late-Night Farm Bill Shenanigans in the House: The House leadership appears to be pulling a fast one on the American public and even fellow House members when it comes to the farm bill.

The House has split up the farm-related programs and food stamps, which is great news. However, they didn’t make a single reform. That’s not the worst part, though.

Every five years or so, Congress passes a new farm bill. The entire purpose of this reauthorization process is for Congress to fix the law if problems exist. The House appears to be doing away with this process for many of the most costly farm program provisions. As a result, bad public policy could be locked in indefinitely.

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