Three of the four top agricultural leaders in Congress are emphasizing writing a farm bill that meets the needs of all rural Americans, but they diverge sharply on multiple issues.
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Farm-state senators will try to move $37 billion into the farm bill that originally was earmarked for a handful of USDA activities in the climate, health and tax law last summer.
A million adults over age 50 could lose SNAP benefits under the debt-ceiling bill House Republicans hope to pass this week, according to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a research and advocacy group.