Rep. Collin Peterson says top priority is to get a farm bill done in the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress

OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, who likely will retake the chairmanship of the House Agriculture Committee, said Wednesday his top priority right now is to get a farm bill done in the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress that will start next week.Peterson, a Democrat from Minnesota, won his 14th term Tuesday night. Peterson said he got a phone call from USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue late in the evening congratulating Peterson and encouraged him to help get a farm bill done quickly."That's going to be the No. 1 goal," Peterson told reporters on a conference call. "I think we're relatively close, and I think we can work this out and get this done before this Congress adjourns."As of midday Wednesday, Democrats had retaken the House of Representatives with a 220-194 lead in seats over Republicans. There were still 26 House races nationally in which a winner had not been declared.