WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Committee will hold a business meeting to consider the 2018 Senate Farm Bill. Legislative text and summaries will be available at ag.senate.gov prior to the meeting.
“We are pleased to announce the Senate Agriculture Committee’s timely consideration of the 2018 Farm Bill," the Senators said. “It has been more than a year of travelling across the country listening to farmers, ranchers, rural communities, and those in need. Now the time has come to put what we’ve learned into a bipartisan bill that will provide much-needed certainty for agriculture, families, and rural America."
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: 328A Russell Senate Office Building
***IMPORTANT: Due to space issues and multiple livestreams available, press bringing audio/video equipment will need to use the pool feed provided, as well as check in with the Senate Radio-Television Gallery at radiotv.senate.gov or 202-224-6421. The business meeting will be webcast live on ag.senate.gov.
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Meghan Cline (Roberts): 202-224-2035
Jess McCarron (Stabenow): 202-224-1437
Source: U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry
