26 min
Episode 11: Finally, A Farm Bill! On The Table
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After months of negotiation and after withstanding a last minute political maneuver, the 2018 Farm Bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump. The law spends $867 billion over 10 years on everything from food assistance, to crop insurance, to forestry and much more. In this episode of On The Table, NET’s Grant Gerlock discusses what made it in the final bill, and what was left out, with Ellyn Ferguson of CQ Roll Call and Catherine Boudreau of Politico.
Ellyn Ferguson’s article on the farm bill headed to President Trump,
https://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/trump-sign-farm-bill-minus-food-stamp-changes
Catherine Boudreau’s story about the farm bill passed by Congress,
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/12/house-passes-farm-bill-1060916
After months of negotiation and after withstanding a last minute political maneuver, the 2018 Farm Bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump. The law spends $867 billion over 10 years on everything from food assistance, to crop insurance, to forestry and much more. In this episode of On The Table, NET’s Grant Gerlock discusses what made it in the final bill, and what was left out, with Ellyn Ferguson of CQ Roll Call and Catherine Boudreau of Politico.
Ellyn Ferguson’s article on the farm bill headed to President Trump,
https://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/trump-sign-farm-bill-minus-food-stamp-changes
Catherine Boudreau’s story about the farm bill passed by Congress,
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/12/house-passes-farm-bill-1060916
26 min