Episode 11: Finally, A Farm Bill!

On The Table by Nebraska Public Media

Dec 22, 201826:31News & Politics

After months of negotiation and after withstanding a last minute political maneuver, the 2018 Farm Bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump. The law spends $867 billion over 10 years on e...

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