date:Jul 12, 2012
to the commodity title. It rejected major changes to
the bill's dairy and sugar programs but added a requirement that USDA consider the workload level at a Farm Service Agency office before it can close that office. That amendment sponsored by Representatives Leonard Boswell (D-IA) and Rick Crawford (R-AR) was prompted by the way USDA has closed FSA offices.
After an impassioned debate over the cuts in food stamp spending, the committee voted against an amendment by Representative Jim McGovern o