White House pledges veto of GOP farm bill

[Coyotl]

Source: USA Today

House Republicans are scheduled to vote on their own farm bill Thursday, but the White House has already threatened a veto.

The Democrat-run Senate is also unlikely to pass the House Republican farm bill that would expand a crop insurance program, but does not include food stamps for the poor.

The bill "fails to reauthorize nutrition programs, which benefit millions of Americans -- in rural, suburban and urban areas alike," said a veto message from President Obama's budget office. "The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a cornerstone of our nation's food assistance safety net, and should not be left behind as the rest of the Farm Bill advances."

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/07/11/obama-white-house-republicans-farm-bill-food-stamps/2508195/

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Whatever happened to "compassionate conservatism"? Oh yeah, that was just another of their duplicitous con jobs!

[Iliyah]

1. Matter of fact

where is the jobs bill?????

House GOP are worthless and gear towards their 1% masters.

[xtraxritical]

2. GOP is worthless

[Orsino]

15. Worse than useless.

We would be much better off if their members simply flipped coins when deciding how to vote.

[reusrename]

3. Finally!

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. I think the GOP forgot why the two were linked in the first place

if you want a bill that benefits a narrow group, it needs to be attached to something with broader appeal.

[dennis4868]

5. who cares

Obama is listening to my calls...I heard him on the line today when I spoke to my daughter who is in school...he's watching ever move I make. Helppppp!

[Coyotl]

8. Actually, worry that the Xtian Bushbots hired by Gonzolies are listening to Obama's calls

and every other activist left of the Tearrany Party.

[Left Coast2020]

6. A sigh of relief

Saw the All-In clip from Chris Hayes on House Dem's who spoke out on this. They were pissed. A bit scared there for a moment since I didn't know Senate hasn't voted on it yet. Cool. Its DOA.

[jwirr]

12. DOA - which bill? The one to separate the two issues or the new food stamp bill?

[JDPriestly]

7. Good.

[wordpix]

9. A good farm bill would get rid of the billions of tons of pesticides dumped on our farmland

There's a definite link to cancer, you know.

[polichick]

17. That would be a miracle, considering the clout of those...

chemical companies.

[DCBob]

10. Good. The GOPers are really digging deep.

unbelievable they actually tried to do this.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

11. V E A . . . no, that's wrong. V I E T. . . . no, wait. V E T O

Something this White House had to look up before mentioning.

This negotiating team has been taken to the cleaners so often by the GOP, I wonder on what they will cave next in order to get a farm bill almost as bad as what the House passed.

Speaking of passing, this farm bill reminds me of passing a stone. At least how my father described it.

[Cryptoad]

13. The Bill Passes,,,

a Winger said "...the only change was removing food aid for the poor...." .....
The GOP War on Poor Folk continues with this double down!

[NickB79]

14. My extended family is going apeshit over this debate

They're all farmers, running anywhere from a few hundred to over a thousand acres of corn, soy, alfalfa, cattle and hogs. The prospect of losing tens of thousands of dollars in federal subsidies a year is driving them nuts right now.

Of course, these are the same conservative farmers I remember bitching and yelling about welfare queens living high on their tax dollars every chance they got. The irony is mind-blowing

[lark]

16. How do you know when a GOPer is lying?

When their lips are moving!