Senate Democrats reject harmful Republican Farm Bill

Washington D.C– In response to today’s Senate Agriculture Committee vote on Chairman Boozman’s (AR) proposed Farm Bill, the Agricultural Act of 2026, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released the following statement from Healthy Communities Program Director Madeleine Foote:

“Today, Senate Democrats stood up for struggling families, small farmers, rural communities, and the environment by opposing Republicans’ harmful Farm Bill. Not only would this bill have failed to address congressional Republicans’ manufactured SNAP crisis, but it also included devastating funding cuts to critical, already-oversubscribed conservation programs that help farmers engage in sustainable and regenerative practices. This bill would have made it more difficult for farmers to continue feeding our families, resulting in higher costs when people are already struggling to put food on the table. LCV applauds Senate Democrats for continuing to fight for a bipartisan Farm Bill that truly delivers for our farmers, communities, and the environment.” 

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