NDFU Urges Bipartisanship With Passage of Senate Ag Farm Bill

NDFU urges bipartisanship with passage of Senate Ag Committee farm bill

JAMESTOWN – North Dakota Farmers Union called for bipartisan cooperation Wednesday after the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its version of the farm bill on a party-line vote, sending the bill to the full U.S. Senate.

NDFU Urges Bipartisanship With Passage of Senate Ag Farm Bill

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NDFU) – North Dakota Farmers Union called for bipartisan cooperation today after the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its version of the farm bill on a party-line vote, sending the bill to the full U.S. Senate.

Senate Republicans Manage to Advance Farm Bill

"Senate Republicans managed to advance a farm bill with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) returning to break the deadlock on the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee," the Washington Post reports."The panel voted 12-11 along party lines to send the bill, which sets national policy for agriculture

Senate Republicans manage to advance farm bill with McConnell’s return

The measure still faces significant challenges as Democrats demand changes to SNAP provisions.