Voice of America: US House of Representatives Passes Farm Bill

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US House of Representatives Passes Farm Bill Jul 11th 2013, 22:52, by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) A $5 billion-per-year subsidy program for U.S. farmers is a step closer to ending. The House of Representatives has passed its version of the Farm Bill - 5-year, $100 billion legislation directing U.S. agriculture policy. It cuts a subsidy called direct payments, which farmers received regardless of need and even went to people who no longer farmed, said House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, a Republican from Oklahoma. "That thing that's caused such great angst - people getting ... Media files: BBAE2F91-252A-4703-AE26-9CCAD99D8578_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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