Farm Bill Extension Heading To House Floor
December 31, 2012 7:36 AM 
An extension of the 2008 Farm Bill has passed both the House and Senate Agriculture committees and appears headed for a vote. According to NPR the passage would head off milk price increases that would have doubled the cost of a gallon of milk and raised the price of other dairy products as early as next month. However there is still some uncertainty.
A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday afternoon that Republican leaders had not decided how they would proceed on the farm extension. Boehner has pushed back on passage of a new five-year farm bill for months, saying there were not enough votes to bring it to the House floor after the House Agriculture Committee approved it in July.
via Agricultural Committees Agree To Farm Bill Extension : NPR.
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