date:Jul 12, 2012
Staffers working for Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) told Agriculture Online that Lucas hopes to finish consideration of the bill today, even if it means continuing the session late into the evening.
The Senate passed its farm bill last month, giving Lucas and the ranking minority member Collin Peterson (D-MN) more support for urging a reluctant leadership of the House to bring their bill to a vote on the floor. Farm lobbyists are urging passage of a new farm bill this year, but privately giving it