WASHINGTON _ Rural Republicans in the U.S. House now face a stark political choice: either saying no to a bill farmers in their districts desperately need or saying yes and surrendering in their battle to crack down on the federal food stamp program.
The 807-page farm bill sailed to passage in the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 87-13 less than a day after its text had been released to the public. All 13 no votes were Republicans.
The bill now heads to the House, where some Republicans are still bristling over the bill's concessions.
