After two years of fits and starts, a new farm bill appears on the verge of passing Congress. The House passed the 959-page proposal on Wednesday, with the Senate likely to pass it next week. The compromise cuts $8 billion from food stamps over the next decade and replaces farm subsidies with more extensive crop insurance.
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Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/01/29/268404378/farm-bill-clears-house-on-its-way-to-senate?ft=1&f=1070
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