date:Jun 14, 2012
e committee's fiscal goals, Senator Roberts and I will sit down and talk to them.
Wednesday's votes tabled the two farm bill amendments. One, offered by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) would have ended the sugar program. It was tabled by a narrow vote of 50 to 46.
The other amendment to turn the federal food stamp program into state programs supported by federal block grants, was tabled in a 65-33 vote. The amendment was offered by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY).