Booker Urges Democrats to Oppose Farm Bill Over 2-Year SNAP Delay
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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 3
Booker Urges Democrats to Oppose Farm Bill Over 2-Year SNAP Delay
2 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Aug 3
Summary
Cory Booker urged Senate Democrats to withhold support for John Boozman’s farm bill unless it includes a clean two-year delay of the SNAP cost shift to states and more aid for small and midsized farmers.
Thursday’s planned committee markup now faces a tougher path because Boozman needs bipartisan backing, with Mitch McConnell absent, and his bill offers only a one-year SNAP delay.
Boozman said the package reflects a compromise backed by Republicans and the White House, while Amy Klobuchar said talks continue on a bipartisan bill that can clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold.
Left-leaning groups said the SNAP concession still falls short, though some farm groups praised the bill’s year-round E15 provision as a demand boost for corn growers.
The clash opens a volatile final week before recess, with industry campaigns also intensifying around Proposition 12 and other farm-bill flashpoints.