The House on Thursday voted to strip pro-pesticide policies, which have been a source of controversy and GOP infighting, from the farm bill. The vote on the amendment to take the provisions out of the farm bill, which sets the nation’s agriculture policy for five years, was adopted 280-142. It was led by Reps. Anna…
House strips controversial pro-pesticide policies from farm bill
Originally reported by The Hill
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