date:Sep 12, 2012
ut of committee and was not taken up on the floor, she said, referring to the House leadership's delay in bringing the bill to a vote.
Many farm bill programs, including food stamps and crop insurance, would continue even if the law expires, but Stabenow questioned the necessity of putting the farm community through uncertainty. Some in Washington are speculating that the farm bill could be passed in the lame duck session of Congress after the election, but Stabenow said there is still time to