date:Jun 22, 2012
The relatively narrow margin of victory was due in part to opposition from senators from southern states. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) said she opposed it in the final vote because she doesn't believe it does enough for her state's rice farmers. I cast the vote against the bill to send a signal that a more work needs to be done, she said on the Senate floor after the vote.
Just before the vote, after wrapping up a third day of voting on amendments, Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Staben