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The farm bill won’t pass or it takes years.
Mark Ballard 23, reporter, citing Republican Senator Bill Cassady, 2/27/2023, “Louisiana farmers worry a polarized Congress will challenge Farm Bill improvements,” https://www.nola.com/news/politics/louisiana-farmers-want-insurance-changes-in-farm-bill/article_81cf7ef2-b494-11ed-b8e1-e3af264e74ca.html
The crop insurance debate is but one example of the many issues that could generate conflicts that threaten the legislation, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, told reporters recently.
“There’s always tension; always thread picking,” said Cassidy, adding the process could “take Congress three years to cook three-minute rice.”
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