Mitt Romney last week blamed the lack of a completed farm bill out of Congress on the lack of leadership from the White House (see Gary Blumenthal, WPI 9 October 2012). On the other side, President Barack Obama has accused Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) for the lack of a farm bill. Ryan is the Chairman of the House Budget Committee and reported reconciliation instructions to the House Agriculture Committee, which lead to the reductions of $32 billion to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).Indeed, the farm bill has been an issue in congressional races. Christie Vilsack, the wife of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, is running for Congress in Iowa in a newly formed district against sitting House me...

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