date:Sep 21, 2012
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) said Thursday that she will push for completing the 2012 farm bill in the lame duck session of Congress that takes place after the November election this year. She said that she opposed extending the current 2008 farm bill because it would not provide the same disaster relief for livestock and fruit producers as a new farm bill.
I really am shocked that there hasn't been action this month before the September 30 deadline, but I'm ab