Did the debt-ceiling deal passed in May reflect a new congressional focus on spending restraint? Or was it a fluke win by House conservatives that will unravel as Congress addresses spending this fall? One test will be the upcoming farm bill, which will reauthorize both farm subsidies and food stamps. Without reforms, the bill will cost $1.5 trillion or more over the coming decade. Expensive farm bills usually pass because of a giant logroll—rural members favor farm programs and urban members favor the food stamp program, also called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). But this time may be different. Republicans beefed up SNAP’s work requirements in the debt-ceilin
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