Farm Bill Could Benefit Lawmakers Writing the Bill

“Members of Congress say they want to help small farmers. In some cases, that includes themselves,” Politico reports.

“About two dozen members of Congress are also farmers, a profession long revered in American culture and politics. But as lawmakers prepare to dole out hundreds of billions of dollars in agricultural subsidies in the 2023 farm bill, government watchdogs warn that being a farmer could also present a conflict of interest — particularly for those members of Congress who take government subsidies, as multiple lawmakers who sit on the House committee that writes the farm bill do.”