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Kansas House candidates plow into Farm Bill

TOPEKA � U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann and challenger Paul Buskirk shared frustration Thursday that Congress failed to pass a new five-year Farm Bill, despite a reprieve when gridlock blocked progress a year ago.

In 2023, President Joe Biden signed a measure extending the 2018 Farm Bill for 12 months. Expiration of that deal Sept. 30 meant Congress would return after the election for a lame-duck session starting Nov. 12 to seek another extension or complete House and Senate work on a new five-year plan for agriculture and nutrition programs. Federal funding for key USDA programs otherwise ends in December.



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