Conservative groups gear up for farm bill fight
A bill that leaves commodity programs and crop insurance untouched would be a “pretty tough pill to swallow, regardless of how badly you want work requirements,” said Caroline Kitchens, manager of federal affairs for the R Street Institute, a fiscally conservative advocacy group.
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Kitchens said it would look bad for Republicans to force the SNAP reforms through the House while protecting farm spending.
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“This bill, the way it’s written now, it will be terrible optics for Republicans if it looks like we’re really going after the SNAP program … and leaving all of the cronyism and waste in the crop insurance and commodity title,” she told Agri-Pulse.
