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Published: May 15, 2008
Senate expected to send farm bill to Bush
By Chris Casteel
WASHINGTON — The House passed a $290 billion food and farm bill on Wednesday with a safe enough margin to withstand the expected veto from President Bush . The Senate votes today.

The House vote was 318-106; all five Oklahoma members of the House voted for it.

The five-year bill will mean slightly lower guaranteed annual payments to thousands of Oklahoma producers of wheat, corn, cotton and other crops. But...

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