Republicans roll out text of farm bill without Democratic priorities

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“Senate Agriculture Committee Democrats have been clear that a Farm Bill must meet the needs of both farmers and families across America,” the panel’s Democratic members said in a statement shared with The Hill on Tuesday.

“This bill does not address the devastating cuts to SNAP or the shift to state taxpayers passed into law as part of HR 1,” they continued. “We appreciate that bipartisan provisions have been included in the discussion draft and stand ready to work with Republicans to negotiate a bipartisan Farm Bill that both meets the moment and can be successful on the Senate Floor.”

In a recent interview with a local Arkansas radio station, Boozman said he is “working very closely” with the committee’s ranking member, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, to swing Democrats in favor of this legislation. The bill needs at least seven Democrats to pass, assuming that all Republicans back the measure.

“Hopefully, at the end of the day we’ll get them all on board and we’ll have a product that we can all be very proud of and, most importantly, a product that will help our farmers and keep them in business,” Boozman said.