Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., told reporters today that she would not support a short-term or long-term farm bill extension, Reuters reported.

“We are not doing an extension and we’re not doing a long-term extension that includes direct payments which are subsidies that the House and Senate all agree should be eliminated,” Stabenow said.

“I'm not going to let folks sneak in through the back door like they did last year and continue subsidies that everybody agrees should be eliminated,” she said.

“We need to get a farm bill,” she concluded.

In a statement her office issued later, Stabenow said she and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., “are working in good faith to produce a conference report that’s good for farmers, ranchers and families.”

“A one-month extension through January could allow direct payments to continue for another year,” she said. “That's absolutely unacceptable and will not pass the Senate. I urge House leadership to keep the House in session next week so we can get this done by the end of the year.”