Trump Signs Farm Bill, Backs Rule Sidestepping Congress On More Work For Food Stamps

President Trump is expected to sign into law the farm bill Thursday. Ahead of the signing, the USDA unveiled a rule change calling for more able-bodied adults to work in exchange for food benefits.

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Updated at 6:15 p.m. EST

Flanked by Democratic and Republican lawmakers, President Trump Thursday signed into the law the 2018 farm bill touting it as a “bipartisan success,” even though it lacked the administration’s much-sought-after changes to the food stamp program.

“We’re here to celebrate a really tremendous victory for the American farmer,” Trump said at the signing ceremony. “We’ve been working long and hard on this one.”