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.
