WASHINGTON–Senators gave final approval today to a farm bill after rejecting an amendment that would have cut federal reimbursements to crop insurers by over one-third.
The bill, which now goes to the president for his signature, passed on a 79-14 vote.
Yesterday an amendment was offered by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, that would have reduced the administrative and operating reimbursement rate for crop insurers, which Sen. Brown argued were overly high.
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