Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he has “deep concerns” about the House Ag Committee’s version of the new farm bill.
“It really is designed not to create a route to passage,” he said, “but I think it’s designed unfortunately for a route to impasse, which will cause a further delay.”
During a press call Wednesday, Vilsack said he opposes the House’s nutrition provisions. “Proposing to reduce over time the benefits that might be available to families that are utilizing SNAP, as much as $27 billion, it is essentially a crack in the coalition.”
He says farm bill text that includes Commodity Credit Corporation reform could be problematic for disaster assistance.
