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UPDATED 9:34 AM PT — Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018
Congress appears to have reached a compromise on a new Farm Bill in an effort to garner bipartisan support. The compromise bill — released Monday — does not include the strict work requirements for food stamps passed under the House bill earlier this year.
However, the measure retains other provisions from the House bill, including items to help prevent fraud and duplication of benefits in the food stamps program.
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Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan praised the compromise for including provisions for forestry management, and for measures to encourage citizens to move out of poverty and into gainful employment.
“This bill includes very important forestry management reforms that are important to garner our communities against health risks like wildfires, so this is an effort that is a great step in the right direction,” he stated. “It will help us get people out of poverty, into careers, into skills and this is something we should be passing and putting on the president’s desk momentarily.”
GOP lawmakers are saying the newest version of the bill is expected to help bring Democrats to the table. Congress is set to vote on the new version of the bill sometime this week.
