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U.S. Senate leader points to farm bill vote around July 4

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to Capitol Hill reporters following the Senate Republicans policy luncheon in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday the chamber would likely take up a massive farm bill around the July 4 holiday.

“In the short term, we’re going to turn to a defense authorization bill and the farm bill before, the one week around July 4th,” Senator Mitch McConnell told reporters as he discussed the Senate’s agenda.

Reporting by Susan Cornwell; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Steve Orlofsky

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