Botched farm bill embarrasses Democrats
May 22 06:43 PM US/Eastern
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - It was Congress' version of "the dog ate my homework." An entire 34-page section of the farm bill vanished without a trace on its way to becoming law, and red-faced House Democrats gave the reason: No one proofread the parchment it was printed on.
"OK, so we made a mistake," said Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., the majority leader. "The bill was not whole."
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