Cantor working group reaches agreement on nutrition bill
August 01, 2013 | 01:34 PM
The working group on nutrition established by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., has reached agreement on a nutrition bill with $40 billion in food stamp cuts to be brought up in September, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., said today.
Lucas made the statement in a speech to the Agribusiness Club of Washington. He also said that agreement on a final conference report nutrition title would probably require intervention from “on high” — an apparent reference to President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
Lucas did not provide any details of the cuts in his speech, but later told reporters that the consensus includes the $20.5 billion in cuts that were in the bill that passed the House Agriculture Committee, the amendments added on the floor and other measures
He did not predict whether the measure would be able to garner 218 votes for passage. All House Democrats are likely to oppose it.
Lucas made the statement in a speech to the Agribusiness Club of Washington. He also said that agreement on a final conference report nutrition title would probably require intervention from “on high” — an apparent reference to President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
Lucas did not provide any details of the cuts in his speech, but later told reporters that the consensus includes the $20.5 billion in cuts that were in the bill that passed the House Agriculture Committee, the amendments added on the floor and other measures
He did not predict whether the measure would be able to garner 218 votes for passage. All House Democrats are likely to oppose it.
