Washington (CNN) -- Backers of a comprehensive new farm bill held a campaign-style rally Wednesday on Capitol Hill, cranking up the political heat on House Republican leaders struggling to balance competing election year and ideological pressures. "All of us gathered here today ... share one common and resounding message," said Bob Stallman, head of the American Farm Bureau Federation. "Congress, for our farm and ranch families, their communities and for our nation, pass the farm bill now." Stallman was cheered by a boisterous crowd at the Capitol Reflecting Pool. "We are out here to let our congressmen know it is important that they pass the farm bill," Julie Taylor, an independent voter from Indiana, told CNN. "It is frustrating. ... Knowing that we don't know what to do or what to plan for is very difficult."
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Farm bill backers rally on Capitol Hill
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House Republicans are sharply divided on the issue
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Failure to pass a comprehensive farm bill could result in major political and economic fallout
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The Senate passed a new farm bill with a bipartisan vote in June
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