A six-hour House Agriculture Committee hearing on Feb. 14 offered scant signs that seeds of compromise had sprouted since the panel last discussed the stalled five-year farm bill in September 2023.
Republicans back committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson’s (R-Pa.) evolving plan to cut Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Plan (SNAP) funding by $30 billion over 10 years and “repurpose” $19.5 billion earmarked for climate-related measures and renewable energy conservation programs to tax credits and incentives for commodity farmers and producers.
