After seeming intent on bundling together certain regular appropriation bills as a series of “minibus” bills prior to the election, the Republican congressional leadership is now focusing on a different approach.There is a new strategy from the Republican congressional leadership regarding the lame-duck session of Congress. As always, such sessions are difficult to predict prior to an election as the result often changes the balance of power. As previously noted (see Ag Perspectives, 7 November), House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), who will both retain their positions in the 115h Congress, seemed intent on bundling together certain regular appropriation bills as a series of “minibus...

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