Boozman Plans Senate Farm Bill Markup Without Clear Bipartisan Deal

The Agriculture Committee chair says he is working “to see if we can get a path forward.”

Sen. John Boozman

Sen. John Boozman (R-Arkansas) also said he is still unsure whether Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) will be present for a committee markup. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

The chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee said Wednesday that the panel will take up the farm bill late next week, despite what has been a partisan deadlock on the measure.

Sen. John Boozman (R-Arkansas) told reporters he is working closely with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), the committee’s ranking member, “to see if we can get a path forward” and that details are still being worked out.

“We’ve got a good bill. I think lots of our members and both sides want to support it,” Boozman said.