Posted on Oct 21, 2023
Deadline extension considered for 2023 farm bill passage, senator says
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An extended deadline for passing a congressional farm bill could be a possibility, according to the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee.
Currently, lawmakers in Washington have a little more than two months to pass the 2023 farm bill.
The farm bill, a package of legislation passed roughly every five years, governs a list of agricultural and food programs in the country, including food assistance like SNAP.
Lawmakers failed to pass the bill by their end-of-September deadline and now face a much stricter end-of-year deadline.
But Arkansas Sen. John Boozman said Friday he would like to consider a one-year extension on passing the bill. He said an extension doesn’t mean it would take the entire year for the measure to pass.
“We want to get the farm bill done as soon as possible, hopefully before the end of the year. That doesn't preclude us from getting it done,” Boozman said. “But it gives us that time. And it gives the farmers the certainty that they will have a farm bill in place.”
Boozman joined Missouri U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt on Friday for a roundtable discussion with a delegation of Missouri farmers in Columbia about the farm bill.
The Republican senators heard feedback from different representatives of the farming industry, including Garrett Hawkins, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau.
Currently, lawmakers in Washington have a little more than two months to pass the 2023 farm bill.
The farm bill, a package of legislation passed roughly every five years, governs a list of agricultural and food programs in the country, including food assistance like SNAP.
Lawmakers failed to pass the bill by their end-of-September deadline and now face a much stricter end-of-year deadline.
But Arkansas Sen. John Boozman said Friday he would like to consider a one-year extension on passing the bill. He said an extension doesn’t mean it would take the entire year for the measure to pass.
“We want to get the farm bill done as soon as possible, hopefully before the end of the year. That doesn't preclude us from getting it done,” Boozman said. “But it gives us that time. And it gives the farmers the certainty that they will have a farm bill in place.”
Boozman joined Missouri U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt on Friday for a roundtable discussion with a delegation of Missouri farmers in Columbia about the farm bill.
The Republican senators heard feedback from different representatives of the farming industry, including Garrett Hawkins, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau.
Deadline extension considered for 2023 farm bill passage, senator says
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Republican disfunction could start pissing off farmers, and that's not a good sign for those counting on conservative farmers votes.
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MSgt Steve Sweeney
When I was growing up, I though everyone's grandparents were farmers and that was just the way it was. Mine were, so I figured everyone else just headed to their grandparents in the spring from planting season and fall for harvest..... turns out my grandparents just needed the free labor :P Well, I reckon they got what they paid for.
I remember how my dad and my grandpa (mom's dad) would argue about unions. My dad was proud member of the IBEW and grandpa would rag on him about union labor.... and yet grandpa was with the farmer's union, but that was "different" somehow. Then the grandparents would rail on about "corporate farming" and how everyone woud be paying through the nose when corporations took over.... So my dad would say, "gee, maybe all the family farmers should band together and say or do something... you know, like a union!"... and the perpetual argument would grind on.
I remember how my dad and my grandpa (mom's dad) would argue about unions. My dad was proud member of the IBEW and grandpa would rag on him about union labor.... and yet grandpa was with the farmer's union, but that was "different" somehow. Then the grandparents would rail on about "corporate farming" and how everyone woud be paying through the nose when corporations took over.... So my dad would say, "gee, maybe all the family farmers should band together and say or do something... you know, like a union!"... and the perpetual argument would grind on.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
MSgt Steve Sweeney Ya, I was part of that cheap labor bunch. But I did learn to drive a truck long before I was close to 16.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel my sister-in-law is from So. ILLINOIS... her maiden name was Foreman.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Or me, my Connecticut River Valley farmer roots.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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