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Floor Vote Expected on Farm Bill
Published Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 04:52 AM
Some last minute budgeting concerns surfaced Tuesday, but they were addressed and the farm bill conference report was expected to be filed late in the day. That means the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 could come up for floor votes in both the House and Senate as early as this (Wednesday) morning.

When the chambers vote, the Senate is expected to adopt the conference report on the bill by a wide margin —possibly enough to override a threatened presidential veto. But the margin in the House is less certain. Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio says he would vote against the bill, and some liberal Democrats and fiscally conservative Republicans are also expected to do so.

After almost a year and a half of negotiations, Agriculture Committee members agreed to impose some new limits on crop subsidies that they hoped would win votes and satisfy the White House. The most dramatic changes are meant to prevent wealthy farmers from collecting government dollars.

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