A former chairman of the House Agriculture Committee says getting bipartisan approval for the farm bill in committee will help lawmakers build widespread support the House.
But Collin Peterson says to get more bipartisan votes between now and September, lawmakers should also address concerns about how to pay for farm bill updates.
“The Thrifty Food Plan provisions (used to determine the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit amounts) are a problem. The administration doesn’t like the Commodity Credit Corporation limitations,” he says.
