date:Jul 12, 2012
Those voting no included three Republicans who wanted bigger cuts in food stamp spending and seven Democrats who didn't want to cut the nutrition program at all.
I think we kept this bill together and we're working in a bipartisan manner, a weary Collin Peterson, the ranking Democrat on the committee told Agriculture.com shortly after the vote.
The committee's chairman, Frank Lucas (R-OK) told reporters moments later, We beat the expectations of a good many people in this building and in this