Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) speaks to residents at an event at the Kimball Chamber of Commerce office earlier this summer. Congressman Smith voted for a new-look farm bill that removes federal food stamp funding last week.
Last week, the Republican-controlled United States House of Representatives forced through a vote on a vastly different Farm Bill than seen in the last four decades – one with no funding for food stamp programs.
With a 216-to-208 vote in favor of the legislation, House leadership was able to gather the necessary votes to pass the measure without a single Democratic vote. One of those who voted in favor of the bill was Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith.
“While this is not the process I would have preferred, today’s vote is a step in the right direction toward enacting longer-term farm...