/tags/fiscal-cliff Fiscal Cliff en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:32:00 GMT /2012-12-12/farm-bill-becomes-fodder-in-fiscal-cliff-wrangling Farm-state lawmakers are urging leaders to include a farm bill as part of any budget deal to avert year-end tax increases and spending cuts. But others argue that Congress shouldn't toss the farm bill into a giant package because it would very likely stifle debate and amendments. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:32:00 GMT /2012-12-12/farm-bill-becomes-fodder-in-fiscal-cliff-wrangling Brian Naylor