@justinfreakin: Mitch McConnell Told How To Vote During Committee Hearing On Farm Bill Senate Republicans managed to advance a farm bill with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) returning to break the deadlock on the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. The panel voted 12-11 along party lines to send the bill, which sets national policy for agriculture and nutrition, to the full Senate. The bill still faces significant hurdles as Democrats remain opposed, particularly because they say it does not adequately address changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that would make states take on more of the costs. The bill requires 60 votes to advance in the full chamber, so it would need some bipartisan support. The current farm bill expires at the end of September, but a majority of the funding for programs in the bill will not run out until the end of the year. McConnell returned to the Senate this week after being absent since he was hospitalized in June after what his office said was a fall. #news #senate #politicstiktok
