House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas says it’s unique that the Republican and Democratic leadership of both the House and Senate Ag Committees are working together on a plan to provide the Super Committee with details of actual cuts and how they will be achieved in policy. With this action – Lucas says it’s possible a full farm bill could be delivered to the Super Committee as the policy plan that would bring the 23-billion dollars in savings the Ag Leadership previously promised.But Lucas says the window of opportunity is very tight – so legislative language would need to be set by early November. At this point – he cautions they are not close to a deal. He says it would not be surprising if the 2012 Farm Bill is still written under more normal conditions next year.
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