IOWA CONGRESSMAN RANDY FEENSTRA SAYS HE REMAINS HOPEFUL CONGRESS WILL ACT ON A NEW FARM BILL BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
FEENSTRA AND SOME COLLEAGUES SENT A LETTER TO HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON, URGING ACTION ON THE MEASURE, THAT COULD END UP BEING THE FIRST TRILLION-DOLLAR FARM BILL.
HE SAYS THE FLAP OVER THE HOUSE SPEAKER’S POSITION DELAYED WORK ON THE FARM BILL AND OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES.
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FEENSTRA SPOKE WITH PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESSMAN G-T THOMPSON, WHO CHAIRS THE HOUSE AG COMMITTEE, REGARDING THE NEED TO ACT.
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HE IS REFERRING TO A CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT EXTENDS THE DEADLINE.
FEENSTRA SAYS A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE 2018 FARM BILL — WHICH EXPIRED IN LATE SEPTEMBER — WOULD BE HARMFUL TO IOWA FARMERS AND TO CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
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LAST WEEK, IOWA CONGRESSMAN ZACH NUNN EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THE HOUSE WOULD AVOID A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE OLD FARM BILL.
