Congressional Budget Office Scores Big

Legislative Activity

Farm Bill

On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate will vote on and likely pass the farm bill conference report that the Congressional Budget Office scored at a little over $16 billion in cost savings. The scheduled Senate vote comes after the House passed the report by a vote of 251-61 last Wednesday.

In the House, a majority of Republicans (162 in total), voted in favor of the bill, with only 63 Republicans voting against the bill. A majority of Democrats, however, opposed the bill (103 in total), while 89 Democrats voted in favor of the bill. Many of the Democrats who opposed the bill pointed to the $8.6 billion cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as their justification for a “no” vote. The Senate’s version of the farm bill proposed cuts at $4 billion and the House’s version of the bill totaled $39 billion in cuts. In total, 14 House Republicans and Democrats did not vote.