Bills, Klobuchar Spar Over Senate's Farm Bill

Republican Senate candidate Kurt Bills says he would have voted against the farm bill passed by the U.S. Senate in June because it was too expensive.

 

 

 

 

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (AP) - Republican Senate candidate Kurt Bills says he would have voted against the farm bill passed by the U.S. Senate in June because it was too expensive.

The Senate approved a five-year bill of nearly a half-trillion dollars, with support from Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

Bills appeared with Klobuchar on Wednesday at the FarmFest trade show near Redwood Falls. He said he would support a smaller bill if its subsidies would go only to low- and middle-income farmers.

Klobuchar said the Senate bill was supported by several Upper Midwest Republicans, and cuts nearly $23 billion a year in subsidies.

The House hasn't voted on the Senate's bill. Klobuchar says it's vital to pass this year to get aid to drought-stricken farmers and to shield farmers from the weak economy.

(KFGO file photo)

 

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