A member of the House Ag Committee says lawmakers need to compromise on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits before working on the farm bill.
Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, tells Brownfield an agreement is needed because it’s the largest portion of the bill. “All the other parts like crop insurance, trade incentives and those kind of things are part of the farm bill,” he says. “We want to get an agreement on where we’re going with the SNAP program because it will help grease the skids if you will for the rest of the farm bill to get passed.”
Earlier this week, members of an ag subcommittee heard discussion on the future of the cliff benefit effect where benefits are lost after meeting a certain income threshold.
