Orange City, Iowa — Iowa 4th District Congressman Steve King says he was taken aback by the failure of the Farm Bill Friday in the U.S. House.
King, a Republican from Kiron who serves on the House Agriculture Committee, was in Orange City over the weekend to attend the Tulip Festival. He explains why the bill failed.
At least nine Republicans joined with Democrats in voting against the Farm Bill, colleagues King calls “liberal Republicans,” who also disagreed with the SNAP work requirements. There were several other Republicans who King refers to as “the Freedom Caucus people,” who also opposed the Farm Bill.
Still, King is optimistic and remains confident the House will pass a Farm Bill within the next month or so that will be very similar to the bill that just failed.
