WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD News) — Farmers and ranchers will have to wait for answers on the farm bill as lawmakers remain on August recess.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman said the committee plans to resume work shortly after members return to Washington.
“We’re going to come back in September, probably early in the week. We might wait a day or two just to make sure all of our members are back.”
Boozman said the process must be bipartisan and encouraged his colleagues to work together. He said he remains committed to working with anyone serious about getting a new farm bill in place.
Most senators left for the August recess shortly after the farm bill vote fell apart, but not before passing a stop-gap spending measure that would keep the government funded through Dec. 11.
The spending bill now heads to the House, where lawmakers are also on recess and are set to return later this month.
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