AGRICULTURE/ENTITLEMENTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to tell senior lawmakers in a meeting this week that he will veto the farm bill if it doesn’t include tighter work requirements for people receiving food stamps, according to two people familiar with his deliberations. That stance would immediately intensify the fight around work requirements, the most controversial element of the farm bill, and start a new debate over spending on federal safety-net programs ahead of November’s midterm elections. Mr. Trump is expected to tell House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R., Texas) and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R., Kansas) in the meeting, expected Thursday [5-9-18], at the White House that he will support a farm bill as long as it includes tighter work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which is used by around 43 million Americans. Marc Short, the White House legislative-affairs director, said that Mr. Trump supports beefing up work requirements, but that it was premature to discuss veto threats.”
-Kristina Peterson and Louise Radnofsky, “Trump Expected to Threaten Veto of Farm Bill Without Tighter Work Requirements,” The Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2018 1:42 pm