Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman (R-Ark.) is planning to hold another committee vote on his farm bill plans next week, in a new attempt to squeeze the farmer-friendly policies through to the full chamber ahead of November’s midterms.
The panel first met in early August to debate and vote on the GOP-led package. But the legislation stalled due to opposition from committee Democrats and the continued absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) from the Capitol.
Boozman hasn’t set a firm date for a committee meeting next week, he told POLITICO on Thursday. He recessed the committee before the Senate’s summer break so he could call them back for…
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