Pelosi Statement on Failure of Republican Farm Bill Vote

May 18, 2018
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the House voted on a bipartisan basis to defeat Republicans' partisan Farm Bill, in a 198-213 vote:

"On a bipartisan basis, the House rejected a bad bill that failed farmers and working families.  Republicans wrote a cruel, destructive Farm Bill that abandoned farmers and producers amid plummeting farm prices and the self-inflicted damage of President Trump's trade brinkmanship.  Their heartless bill would have slashed $23 billion in SNAP benefits for children, seniors, students, 1.5 million veterans, 23,000 servicemembers, individuals with disabilities and working families.

"Republicans should now come to the table, return to a historic, bipartisan tradition and negotiate in good faith with Democrats.  The Congress must craft a balanced, robust Farm Bill that honors our responsibilities to the 16 million men and women of agriculture and the nearly 41 million Americans who are food-insecure."