Bob, you're a little optimistic don't you think? 1st this bill is a welfare bill not a farm/conservation bill. Somewhere around 75% of this bill goes to SNAP (A.K.A Food Stamps/Welfare)While only 10%+- goes to conservation. Many like yourself lack the knowledge to know what is really in the bill as I've stated countless times. It will not pass because Republicans want to cut $20 million in the SNAP program over a 10 year period which Democrats will never allow to happen after all it goes to their base voters. There is already outrage over this and is basically defeated before it is brought up to a vote. USDA is claiming today 05/16/13 that for every $5 spent on SNAP generates nearly twice that in economic activity! I didn't realize Nancy Pelosi is the spokeswomen for the USDA. This whole bill is a convoluted POS mess! However I'm looking forward to read your article in June about how the evil/vile Republicans defeated this bill because they love oil, corporations,_______(fill in), and the Democrats are trying to be Holy and save the planet! Don't you think it's time to write seperate bills for conservation, farming, and welfare alone? I doubt it because it would give you gasoline to throw on the political bonfire!

it should be split up however that would be too much of a common sense approach for the politicians of today. basically republicans and democrats are paid to argue with each other.

i would rather pay a little more for food stamps and keep conservation programs that are important for hunting and fishing (i would really like to head to one of the plain states on a pheasant trip with my dog one of these years) than the other way around