In the News Trump and McConnell Discuss Farm Bill as Part of Lame-Duck Agenda
“Right now, I’d put the odds at 50/50,” said Caroline Kitchens of the R Street Institute, a think tank. “So far, the House leadership has not backed down on [work requirements].” Ferd Hoefner of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition said, “I have slipped below 50/50” because of the stalemate. And Alexandra Murdoch of American Forests said, “I’m going to go with possible but not probable” because House Republicans are sticking to their partisan bill.