After much delay, debate, and rending of garments, the farm bill is now just a presidential signature away from becoming law. Tuesday afternoon, by a vote of 68-32, the Senate passed the same bill the House approved last week.

Now, there are plenty of reasons to hate this legislation.

But there are also lots of reasons to like it, and that proved to be key. Last week, when the House passed the bill, I wrote that it contained just enough goodies for a majority of politicians to hold their noses and vote yes.

For example: The social equity group PolicyLink alerted me to what it sees as a bright spot in the bill: It allocates $125 million for a national Healthy Food Financing Initiative at the USDA. This would finance merchants with ideas for getting good food to people who have trouble getting it.

PolicyLink’s Debayani Kar wrote: “We are thrilled to see policymakers address needed access to healthy food with innovative programs such as HFFI. These efforts offer a triple bottomline benefit — health, jobs, and neighborhood economic vitality.”

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And that’s just one example. There’s a little something for everyone in this bill, and a lot of something for a few.