Afternoon Round-up: GOP’s "Bitter Intraparty Fight" Edition
It’s a tale as old as time: Republicans choose to jam a partisan bill through the House, instead of working with Democrats, and end up scrambling for votes due to deep divisions within their conference. A look at the headlines from this weekend shows Republicans are facing yet another intraparty fight over their partisan Farm Bill:
The Hill: Ryan, GOP scramble to win support for controversial farm bill
National Journal: Outlook: Gearing Up for a Farm-Bill Fight
Agriculture.com: In House, ‘A Lot Of Undecideds’ On Farm Bill
The Hill: Ryan, GOP scramble to win support for controversial farm bill
“Republican leaders are scrambling to lock down enough votes for the GOP farm bill, with members still divided...”
“Conaway also met with President Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon, following reports that he may veto the bill...”
“Ryan and his leadership team have been aggressively working to build support for the farm bill over the past few weeks…”
“Conaway also met with President Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon, following reports that he may veto the bill...”
“Ryan and his leadership team have been aggressively working to build support for the farm bill over the past few weeks…”
National Journal: Outlook: Gearing Up for a Farm-Bill Fight
“House Republicans this week will try to push their farm bill through the chamber, an effort complicated by disagreement over whether to reform the food-stamp program and scale back sugar subsidies.”
“Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway has been whipping support for the bill, but moderate Republicans are concerned about a provision that would impose new work requirements on millions of people receiving aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. An intraparty fight over whether to scale back sugar-industry subsidies is jeopardizing the bill as well.”
“Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway has been whipping support for the bill, but moderate Republicans are concerned about a provision that would impose new work requirements on millions of people receiving aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. An intraparty fight over whether to scale back sugar-industry subsidies is jeopardizing the bill as well.”
Agriculture.com: In House, ‘A Lot Of Undecideds’ On Farm Bill
“While ready to move on the farm bill, House Republican leaders are giving Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway time to persuade ‘a lot of undecideds’ to vote for tougher work requirements for SNAP recipients and looser subsidy rules for farmers.”
“‘We’ve got a lot of undecideds,’ said Conaway at the end of last week, acknowledging he lacked a majority for the bill after a head count by the leadership.”
“Democrats are solidly against the bill, so the GOP must rely on its members to back the bill en bloc. If two dozen Republicans object or defect, the bill could fail, an embarrassment to GOP leaders such as Speaker Paul Ryan, a supporter of welfare reform, and to President Trump, a proponent of stronger work requirements for welfare.”
“‘We’ve got a lot of undecideds,’ said Conaway at the end of last week, acknowledging he lacked a majority for the bill after a head count by the leadership.”
“Democrats are solidly against the bill, so the GOP must rely on its members to back the bill en bloc. If two dozen Republicans object or defect, the bill could fail, an embarrassment to GOP leaders such as Speaker Paul Ryan, a supporter of welfare reform, and to President Trump, a proponent of stronger work requirements for welfare.”