Rep. David Scott

GOP-written farm bill is headed for House defeat, says senior Democrat

House Republicans are following the "same ideological strategy that led to the failures of farm bills on the House floor in 2014 and 2018," said Georgia Rep. David Scott, the senior Democrat on the Agriculture Committee. Republicans plan to tamper with future SNAP benefits, a red line for Democrats, said Scott in an essay.

‘Hands off SNAP,’ Scott warns Republicans

House Republicans will jeopardize passage of the farm bill if they insist on cuts in food stamps, said the senior Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday. "If they want to pass a farm bill that supports America's farmers and families, they need to keep their hands off SNAP," said Rep. David Scott of Georgia.