The Farm Bill was defeated 195-234, and House Republican leadership immediately started blaming Democrats for the loss. Democrats pulled their support for the bill after the House passed an amendment by Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) that would have added work requirements to the food stamp program. The end result was that only 24 Democrats voted for the bill, and 62 Republicans voted against. After the vote Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said, “It’s silly. It’s sad. It’s juvenile. It’s unprofessional. It’s amateur hour.” Later Pelosi added that Democrats couldn’t support the bill because it would have, “taken food out of the mouths of babies.” politicususa/2013/06/20/democrats-stand-poor-humiliate-boehner-defeating-farm-bill.html
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:40:04 +0000
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