date:Sep 23, 2013
utrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Democrats viewed as excessive or demeaning.
The House leadership has held back from naming members to negotiate with the Senate on crafting a common farm bill that would be referred back to both houses of Congress for a final vote. The leaders first wanted House action on the nutrition bill and were expected to include this measure in any farm bill conference with the Senate.
The original FARRM bill as passed by the House agriculture committee but rejected by