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riversedge

(81,573 posts) Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:08 PM Apr 29

Lauren Boebert Joins Dems To Block Farm Bill From Passage

Source: crooksandliars.com

She said the Republicans wouldn't even consider a vote for her non-controversial amendments.

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"I filed multiple non controversial amendments to the Farm Bill to help rural Coloradans," Boebert posted to X. "@RepJoeNeguse asked the Rules Committee to consider them on the House floor. The Republicans on the committee unanimously voted against them and they will not even be considered for a floor vote."

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By Susie Madrak — April 29, 2026

House Republicans freaked out last night as Rep. Lauren Boebert joined forces with Democrats to sink a House rule to get the annual farm bill passed.Political debate platform

"I filed multiple non controversial amendments to the Farm Bill to help rural Coloradans," Boebert posted to X. "@RepJoeNeguse asked the Rules Committee to consider them on the House floor. The Republicans on the committee unanimously voted against them and they will not even be considered for a floor vote."

"Boebert says she’s a NO on the rule after her amendment — offered by a Democrat — was voted down by *Republicans* on the Rules Committee," wrote Cami Mondeaux of Deseret News. "Things are getting very weird."

"This rule looks dead on the floor — if the leadership could ever get it there," wrote Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman.......................

Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2026/04/lauren-boebert-joins-dems-block-farm-bill

umm....my grandma always said--vengeance is the lords"
Oh well.

House #Republicans freaked out last night as Rep. Lauren Boebert joined forces with Democrats to sink a House rule to get the annual farm bill passed.

crooksandliars.com/2026/04/laur...
— (@oceancalm.bsky.social) 2026-04-29T17:00:50.817Z

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Lauren Boebert Joins Dems To Block Farm Bill From Passage (Original Post) riversedge Apr 29 OP

That was not on my bingo card. ananda Apr 29 #1

what exactly are these "non-controversial" amendments? uncle ray Apr 29 #2

Sounds highly subjective to me EYESORE 9001 Apr 29 #3

Probably something about banning abortion or some other kind of nonsense. Ray Bruns Apr 29 #4

She said a couple of hours ago that seeing as the speaker agreed to hear her somsai Apr 29 #5

ananda

(35,520 posts)

1. That was not on my bingo card.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:12 PM

Apr 29

Strange times...

uncle ray

(3,371 posts)

2. what exactly are these "non-controversial" amendments?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:28 PM

Apr 29

EYESORE 9001

(29,895 posts)

3. Sounds highly subjective to me

Reply to uncle ray (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:49 PM

Apr 29

Even pork-belly futures can be controversial to some.

Ray Bruns

(6,777 posts)

4. Probably something about banning abortion or some other kind of nonsense.

Reply to uncle ray (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:00 PM

Apr 29

somsai

(264 posts)

5. She said a couple of hours ago that seeing as the speaker agreed to hear her

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 08:28 PM

Apr 29

amendments she would vote for the bill.

The amendments were one to classify millet as a specialty grain and would allow it to have different rules than wheat.

The other was supported by every Democrat in Colorado. A conduit to supply clean water to a few SE counties. The water there is too strongly irradiated for drinking. (this is all from memory so crucify me if I get it wrong). The counties are very sparsely populated some of them majority Hispanic from before the US was a country. People had to truck in drinking water. It brings drinking water to 50,000 people, not for Ag.

SE Colorado is part of the old Comancheria and looks a lot like the parts of OK and TX that it's close to, flat and dry, antelope, not many people.

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