Does Flake’s farm bill stand a chance?

According to an AP report, it might:

Some lawmakers are rallying around a bipartisan proposal by Reps. Ron Kind, D-Wis., and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., to wean farmers from government payments. Kind won 200 votes for a similar plan during the debate on the 2002 bill. At the time, one supporter was Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., now the House speaker.

Their proposal would replace subsidies with savings accounts that farmers could use to cover losses when crop prices are low or yields are poor.

Some subsidies would be diverted to biofuels, rural development and conservation programs that pay farmers for leaving land idle.

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