and is on its way to the president. mike emanuel explains while the bill received a lot of votes, it doesn't have a lot of fans. >> the ayes are 68. the nays are 32, and the conference report is agreed to. >> the senate passed a bipartisan compromise of a five-year, $956 million farm bill which took three years of negotiation. it's expected to reduce the deficit by $23 billion in the next decade, including cutting $8 billion in food stamp funding by correcting a program misuse. >> we think we have tightened it up so it will not affect the payments to those who are truly eligible and those who need the help, and yet it will make sure the taxpayers are treated fairly as well. >> the chair of the senate agriculture committee says this deal ends indefensible spending after many years of trying. >> we have finally ended direct payment subsidies which are given to farmers even in good times. instead, we move to a responsible risk management