Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson has been on the job for five days. His colleagues are already pushing him to do more. On Friday, 60 House Republicans sent him an open letter calling for the swift passage of a new farm bill. They say the letter was intended to highlight the critical importance of federal policies helping farm, ranch and forester families.
“Simply put, farm and food security is national security,” the Republican lawmakers say in their letter. “For a mere one-fifth of one percent of federal spending, the farm safety net, including commodity support programs and crop…
