WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate has passed an extention of parts of the expired 2008 farm bill through September, reports the Detroit Free Press.
The measure was part of the last-minute package to avoid the 'fiscal cliff' that was passed in Congress on Jan. 1. Without a farm bill in place, consumers could have seen the price of milk nearly double, according to the newspaper.
Widespread disagreement has abounded throughout Congress about how much the farm bill should cut spending and nutrition programs, and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbit Stabenow, D-Mich., and Senate Republican leader from Kentucky Mitch McConnell have clashed during negotations, according to the Detroit Free Press.
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