The issue is of special concern to House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), who outlined his opposition to the price controls in a rare “Dear Colleague” letter to House lawmakers over the summer.
“The federal government doesn’t control the supply or price of bread, clothes, or cell phones — it shouldn’t be doing so for milk,” Boehner said in his letter.
Stabenow and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.) led closed-door talks on the issue Wednesday, and Lucas described the topic as “a real challenge.”
“Like any complicated piece of legislation, there are lots of nuances and lots of opportunities for modification and improvement,” he told reporters.
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