U.S. House Narrowly Passes Farm Bill. What’s Next?

Air Date: Jun 22 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., emerges from the chamber just after key conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus helped to kill passage of the farm bill which had been a priority for GOP leaders, at the Capitol in Washington on May 18, 2018. The bill was later passed by the House just over a month later, on June 21. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

The U.S. House narrowly passed a five-year Farm Bill, which includes new work requirements on people who receive food stamps. We check in with a public policy analyst about what’s in this version of the bill, what didn’t make the cut and what’s ahead as the measure moves to the U.S. Senate for consideration.

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Carrie Kaufman Host
Kealey Bultena Producer
Breann Schossow Producer
Michael Dieringer Technical Director
Christopher Bosso Guest

U.S. House Narrowly Passes Farm Bill. What’s Next?

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