The Senate Ag Committee voted to send a farm bill to the full Senate Thursday - but Southerners upset by the impact of subsidy cuts on peanuts, rice and cotton vowed a floor fight.
The bill - despite a one-day delay to iron out issues - did not have the support of Southerners Saxby Chambliss, John Boozman, Thad Cochran and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. New York’s Kirsten Gillibrand voted no by proxy over objections to nutrition cuts. Arkansas Republican John Boozman…
Regional Farm Bill Differences


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