House Speaker John Boehner said action on the agriculture disaster assistance bill is “responsible.” The legislation aims to help livestock producers hit by the drought. The bill would compensate ranchers for 75 percent of the value of stock killed by drought and pay 60 percent of feed costs for one to three months for stock on the range.
He also addressed the six month spending bill which will be voted on in September, tax and jobs legislation and the 2012 campaign.