Roberts promises Senate farm bill action ‘in early May’

Roberts promises Senate farm bill action ‘in early May’

Senate Ag Committee chair Pat Roberts says he expects committee markup of the Senate farm bill to take place in early May—and he says it could reach the Senate floor soon after that.

“I will say that, on both sides, Senator Schumer and Senator McConnell have indicated that as soon as we get that done, we will have floor time,” Roberts said. “The last time we did it in two days. I hope that we can replicate that.”

Questioned by farm broadcasters in Washington this week, Roberts wouldn’t say whether the Senate farm bill would tackle SNAP reform.

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