The leaders of the House Agriculture Committee put on a display of cordial bipartisanship at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Now, the hard work begins.
Rep. Angie Craig, D-MInn., who was just recently sworn in as the new ranking member of the House Ag Committee, said her priority is to get a new farm bill done, but she made clear that it needs to be bipartisan and include Democratic support.
“Unfortunately, the farm bill that passed in the last session, it couldn’t even get across the finish line with just Republican votes,” she said. “That’s a tricky situation the chairman is in on his side, but we ought to get back to the table.”
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