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New farm bill expected to be down to the wire
The president of Missouri Farm Bureau says he’s not losing optimism for a 2024 farm bill, but Garrett Hawkins says he’s expecting a farm bill to be down to the wire again.
“We know we need an updated farm bill, but it’s a matter of when. Trying to fit it in amongst other competing priorities and a presidential election makes it very challenging to get that floor time.”
Last year, the House Ag Committee held a listening session for the farm bill on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. While the committee has passed a bipartisan bill since, the full House hasn’t voted on it yet and there’s been no action in the U.S. Senate.
Hawkins says the lame duck session can be a productive time for lawmakers “with a big ‘if’ depending on how the elections go.”
Congress is in recess through the first week of September and when lawmakers return, they’ll have three weeks before the end of the fiscal year and another break for the election cycle.
Brownfield interviewed Hawkins at the Missouri State Fair.
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