Obama isn't so truthful either:
“I am told that Governor Romney’s new running mate, Paul Ryan, might be around Iowa the next few days,” he said while in Council Bluffs, Iowa. “He is one of the leaders of Congress standing in the way. So if you happen to see Congressman Ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to Iowa and our rural communities.”
The Rs, including Ryan, were refusing to approve the bill until the last minute. Obama wasn't lying.
In a radio interview, House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said it is not just the nutritional title dividing Republican leadership on bringing up the farm bill, but there are also divisions on the Republican side regarding the commodity title and crop insurance including Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Rep. Ron Kind, R-Wisc., who opposed Peterson’s 2008 Farm bill as well as Ryan.
Peterson said having Ryan elevated to the Republican ticket “probably does not help the situation, because he is not a fan of these farm bills.”
Ryan was likely selected for the Romney ticket for his strong stance on reigning in spending. Ryan is not shy about many of his views about how ag money during his chairmanship of the House Budget Committee. Ryan’s budget proposal last May recommended $30 billion be cut out of farm programs over 10 years by reducing direct payments and by reforming the open-ended nature of crop insurance.
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