# Opening Statement: Conaway Offers Remarks on the 2018 Farm Bill Before House Rules Committee | House Agriculture Committee

> House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway told the House Rules Committee that H.R. 2 was the product of a three-year process with 114 hearings. He said the committee reached an impasse over SNAP work requirements, specifically whether able-bodied adults should work or do 20 hours of work training per week to qualify for benefits.

- Date: 2018-05-15 · published 2018-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65011-opening-statement-conaway-offers-remarks-on-the-2018-farm-bill-before-house
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The SNAP dispute is the main obstacle to passing the bill, and a delay would keep current commodity and insurance rules in place. Feed grain prices are unlikely to move on this alone.

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| SOY | 2018-02-06 | [Opening Statement: Chairman K. Michael Conaway: House Agriculture Full Committee Hearing: State of the Rural Economy \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66481-opening-statement-chairman-k-michael-conaway-house-agriculture-full-committee.md) | +3.3% | +9.8% |
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## Sources

- agriculture.house.gov: https://agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4367

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