There is some live tension on the floor of the House of Reps at this moment. They are

[mfcorey1]

discussing the farm bill and the Dems are objecting in mass.

http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN/

[Tx4obama]

1. The bill passed earlier today. Are you sure the video at the link isn't a replay?

Roll call votes

Roll #353 here: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll353.xml

Full list here: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/index.asp

[mfcorey1]

2. Thanks. I do not see a rebroadcast indicator on the screen.

[Tx4obama]

3. Screen says 'Today' in the upper right-hand corner instead of 'live'

So, I'm thinking it's a rerun.



Anyway...

July 11 at 3:40 pm

Farm Bill passes in House, without food stamp funding

House Republicans successfully passed a Farm Bill Thursday by splitting apart funding for food stamps from federal agricultural policy, a move that infuriated the White House and congressional Democrats who spent most of the day trying to delay a final vote.

Lawmakers voted 216 to 208 make changes to federal agricultural policy and conservation programs and end direct subsidy payments to farmers. But the measure says nothing about funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, which historically constitutes about 80 percent of the funding in a Farm Bill.

No House Democrat voted for the measure. Twelve Republicans also opposed it. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) voted in favor of it, even though speakers traditionally don’t vote.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/07/11/house-republicans-drop-food-stamps-from-new-farm-bill/

[mfcorey1]

4. showing on my screen because it is so wide but it is still riveting as a rerun.