Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) ongoing absence from the Capitol is threatening to derail Senate Republicans’ hopes of advancing a long-awaited farm bill before the August recess.
Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman (R-Ark.) has promised a committee markup within the four weeks before lawmakers leave Washington, but attendance concerns and a narrow window to advance legislation are raising doubts about that timeline.
McConnell’s weekslong hospitalization presents a unique challenge for Boozman’s plans: Republicans won’t have enough votes without McConnell to advance the legislation out of committee along party lines, and Democrats have vowed…
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