Republicans Help Defeat U.S. Farm Law Over Food-Stamp Spending
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Enough U.S. House Republicans defied Speaker John Boehner and joined Democrats to defeat agriculture policy legislation that would cut $20.5 billion in food-stamp spending.
The 195-234 vote today followed by less than two weeks Senate passage of a $955 billion version and leaves spending on farm programs in limbo. Without a new law, they begin to expire on Sept. 30. Bill advocates lost as 62 Republicans joined 172 Democrats, including that party’s top leaders, to defeat the measure.