LESS than a week after the Senate Agriculture Committee held a markup of its farm bill, committee chair Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.), along with ranking member Sen. Thad Cochran (R., Miss.), set the stage for debate of the bill on the full Senatefloor May 20. In the first few days of on-and-off debate, amendments addressing crop insurance and food stamps were some that received votes by the full Senate. At press time, nearly 200 amendments had been filed, but only a dozen had been voted on. Last Thursday, Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) said Stabenow was working to establish a finite list of amendments to be voted on when the Senate returns from its Memorial Day recess June 3.
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