{"id":2259880,"date":"2024-06-04T19:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T23:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fight-over-snap-benefits-could-hold-up-farm-bill-renewal\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T19:12:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T23:12:56","slug":"fight-over-snap-benefits-could-hold-up-farm-bill-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fight-over-snap-benefits-could-hold-up-farm-bill-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"Disagreement on SNAP benefits may delay farm bill renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffight-over-snap-benefits-could-hold-up-farm-bill-renewal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2259880&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The farm bill renewal is a center of contention between Republicans and Democrats, with \u200dSNAP benefits as the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-amy-klobuchar-introduces-big-tech-antitrust-bill-proposal\/\" title=\"Sen. Amy Klobuchar Introduces Big Tech Antitrust Bill Proposal\">main point<\/a> of dispute. The GOP \u200dseeks reduced funding\u2064 for SNAP\u200b but more for farmers, while Democrats consider\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eugene-goodman-and-other-officers-to-receive-congressional-gold-medal\/\" title=\"Eugene Goodman And Other Officers To Receive Congressional Gold Medal\">opposite direction<\/a>.\u200d This conflict may lead to delays in the bill&#8217;s renewal, set for September \u200d30, after being rescheduled from\u200b 2023. \u200bThe renewal of the farm bill is a\u200d major point of disagreement between\u200b Republicans and Democrats, centering \u200bon SNAP benefits. Republicans aim to cut SNAP funding \u200dbut increase support for farmers,\u200d while Democrats lean towards the opposite approach. This tension\u200b could result in delays in renewing the bill, scheduled for September 30, following a rescheduling from 2023.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Republicans and Democrats have bickered over versions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/farm-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>farm bill<\/a> with both sides finding their largest disagreements remain over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/snap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>SNAP<\/a> benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GOP<\/a> favors less money for SNAP but more for farmers, while Democrats are weighing the opposite \u2014 potentially setting the stage for a delay in the bill\u2019s renewal.<\/p>\n<p>The bill is set to expire on Sept. 30, giving Congress over three months to decide on a new version, which was put off to this year after its scheduled renewal in 2023. The farm bill is decided on every five years and features a variety of stipulations designed to benefit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-longest-serving-cabinet-member-confirmed-to-bidens-cabinet\/\" title=\"Obama\u2019s Longest-Serving Cabinet Member Confirmed To Biden\u2019s Cabinet\">agriculture industry<\/a> and several other programs such as SNAP.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers say the bill\u2019s current form may be extended to accommodate their disagreements, a move Democrats appear to be fine with given it preserves SNAP in its current form for longer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to support a bad bill,\u201d Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2024\/06\/04\/farm-bill-congress-snap-prices\/?utm_campaign=wp_power_up&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=newsletter&#038;wpisrc=nl_powerup&#038;carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3de8a3c%2F665ee90c60c25107aa8d1428%2F5d430459ade4e25956c27e4b%2F22%2F44%2F665ee90c60c25107aa8d1428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em> after agreeing on a delay.<\/p>\n<p>The committee\u2019s top Republican, Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-battle-for-donbas-will-be-a-tough-fight-for-ukraine\/\" title=\"The Battle for Donbas Will Be a Tough Fight for Ukraine\">make meaningful improvements<\/a>, if we don\u2019t put more farm in the farm bill, we\u2019re better off not having a new farm bill,\u201d Boozman said.<\/p>\n<p>That extension could run until after the November general election into Congress\u2019s \u201clame-duck\u201d session before new members take office in January 2025. Even then, the impasse appears difficult to overcome.<\/p>\n<p>The funding that Republicans need for farms, likely going toward raising price floors for agricultural commodities, would come from limiting increases in SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the first farm bill, then titled the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, as part of the New Deal.<\/p>\n<p>It became the core of critical legislation to support farmers over the years but has since evolved to include many other benefits to Americans such as SNAP and increasing availability of nutritious food.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans and Democrats clash over the farm bill, particularly on SNAP benefits. GOP pushes for less SNAP funding and more for farmers, while Democrats consider the reverse. 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