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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill
Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill
WASHINGTON The Senate on Tuesday passed the long-awaited farm bill, ending two years of partisan rancor and stalled negotiations and clearing what is expected to be the last hurdle for the nearly $1 trillion spending measure.
The bill was passed with strong bipartisan support, 68 to 32. The legislation now heads to the desk of President Obama, who is expected to sign it.
Many people said this would never happen in this environment, but Congress has come together to pass a major bipartisan jobs bill, said Senator Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan and chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. "This effort proves that by working across party lines, we can save taxpayer money and create smart policies that lay the foundation for a stronger economy.
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Spending on the food stamp program will be reduced by about $8 billion over the next decade, and will account for about 1 percent of the total spending in the bill. The reduction in spending will affect about 1.7 million people, who will have their benefits reduced by about $90 a month, according to the budget office. The bills proponents said the measure closed a loophole exploited by 16 states that helped food stamp recipients get more in benefits than they should have.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/us/politics/senate-passes-long-stalled-farm-bill.html
WASHINGTON The Senate on Tuesday passed the long-awaited farm bill, ending two years of partisan rancor and stalled negotiations and clearing what is expected to be the last hurdle for the nearly $1 trillion spending measure.
The bill was passed with strong bipartisan support, 68 to 32. The legislation now heads to the desk of President Obama, who is expected to sign it.
Many people said this would never happen in this environment, but Congress has come together to pass a major bipartisan jobs bill, said Senator Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan and chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. "This effort proves that by working across party lines, we can save taxpayer money and create smart policies that lay the foundation for a stronger economy.
<...>
Spending on the food stamp program will be reduced by about $8 billion over the next decade, and will account for about 1 percent of the total spending in the bill. The reduction in spending will affect about 1.7 million people, who will have their benefits reduced by about $90 a month, according to the budget office. The bills proponents said the measure closed a loophole exploited by 16 states that helped food stamp recipients get more in benefits than they should have.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/us/politics/senate-passes-long-stalled-farm-bill.html
Roll call:
YEAs ---68
Alexander (R-TN)
Baldwin (D-WI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coons (D-DE)
Crapo (R-ID)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Durbin (D-IL)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Franken (D-MN)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Hirono (D-HI)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Kirk (R-IL)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Manchin (D-WV)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Moran (R-KS)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Portman (R-OH)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Risch (R-ID)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Vitter (R-LA)
Warner (D-VA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---32
Ayotte (R-NH)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Burr (R-NC)
Casey (D-PA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cruz (R-TX)
Flake (R-AZ)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Grassley (R-IA)
Heller (R-NV)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lee (R-UT)
Markey (D-MA)
McCain (R-AZ)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murphy (D-CT)
Paul (R-KY)
Reed (D-RI)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rubio (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Toomey (R-PA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
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Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill (Original Post)
ProSense
Feb 2014
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Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)1. more pain for the poor! Yay Team!
ProSense
(116,464 posts)2. Did your Senators vote for it?
One of mine voted against it. I have no idea why. My other Senator, the one pushing Iran sanctions, well...par for the course.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)4. I'm celebrating a great TEAM VICTORY!
The wrong one voted against it and the other wrong one voted for it. I'm so happy I could shit!
ProSense
(116,464 posts)3. Senator Sanders' statement
Senate Passes Farm Bill
WASHNGTON, Feb. 4 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement after he voted with the 68-32 majority to pass and send to President Barack Obama a new five-year farm bill:
This was a difficult vote on a bill which has some positive provisions but also some very negative ones.
This bill will bring greater stability to Vermont dairy farmers by helping them to manage risks and produce products more efficiently. It also is good news that a successful MILC program will stay in place until new insurance provisions for dairy farmers are implemented.
The bill encourages increased access to healthy, local foods and will build on a growing movement in Vermont which has created agriculture jobs and provided local food for Vermonters. Another provision helps low-income seniors shop at farmers markets and roadside stands that are popular across Vermont.
I am very disappointed that this bill makes $8.6 billion in cuts over the next decade to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. While the final bill steps back from $40 billion in food stamp cuts that House Republicans had demanded, it is both morally and economically wrong to cut assistance to families in a very difficult economy.
I am very pleased that Governor Shumlin has assured me that he will work with the Vermont Legislature to prevent cuts in food stamps for Vermont families and seniors receiving home heating assistance.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-farm-bill-
WASHNGTON, Feb. 4 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement after he voted with the 68-32 majority to pass and send to President Barack Obama a new five-year farm bill:
This was a difficult vote on a bill which has some positive provisions but also some very negative ones.
This bill will bring greater stability to Vermont dairy farmers by helping them to manage risks and produce products more efficiently. It also is good news that a successful MILC program will stay in place until new insurance provisions for dairy farmers are implemented.
The bill encourages increased access to healthy, local foods and will build on a growing movement in Vermont which has created agriculture jobs and provided local food for Vermonters. Another provision helps low-income seniors shop at farmers markets and roadside stands that are popular across Vermont.
I am very disappointed that this bill makes $8.6 billion in cuts over the next decade to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. While the final bill steps back from $40 billion in food stamp cuts that House Republicans had demanded, it is both morally and economically wrong to cut assistance to families in a very difficult economy.
I am very pleased that Governor Shumlin has assured me that he will work with the Vermont Legislature to prevent cuts in food stamps for Vermont families and seniors receiving home heating assistance.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-farm-bill-