AGRICULTURE/DEMS/ENTITLEMENTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress comes back to town next week with House and Senate agriculture leaders pledging action on the farm bill in the lame-duck session. Hanging over negotiations is the question of just how dug in Trump is on stricter SNAP work requirements. Trump on Wednesday [11-7-18] blamed Democrats again for delaying the farm bill over opposition to stronger work requirements, and reiterated that he wants ‘work rules’ in the bill — a demand that some interpreted as essentially a veto threat. Betting on a bluff: For now, many food and ag lobbyists are shrugging off Trump’s latest comments. They’re betting he wouldn’t actually veto a farm bill if it doesn’t include new work requirements akin to those proposed in the House measure, H.R. 2 (115), which must be dropped for a final bill to have any chance of clearing the Senate.”
–Catherine Boudreau, “Trump’s farm bill threat rings hollow,” Politico, November 9, 2018 10:00 am