Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Cotton Amendments Left Out Of Farm Debates
June 19, 2013 |
Times Record |
Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, saw several of his amendments fall by the wayside Wednesday without debate as the House launched a marathon... 
Earmarks 2.0: Plenty of Swag for Hawaii In Defense Bills
June 19, 2013 |
Honolulu Civil Beat |
The end of earmarks and the loss of Hawaii’s senior U.S. senators might well have led to something bordering on an economic catastrophe for...
Opposition to House Farm Bill Spans Political Spectrum
June 18, 2013 |
The New York Times |
As the House prepares to vote this week on a new five-year farm bill, advocacy groups from across the political spectrum are lining up to...
Fraud Used to Frame Farm Bill Debate
June 18, 2013 |
The New York Times |
Jimmy Thomas Sasser stood in silence in February as a federal judge sentenced him to four years in prison. For more than a decade,...
Farm bill cuts judged both too much, not enough
June 17, 2013 |
The Washington Times |
A year after they failed to pass a farm bill and suffered for it in several big congressional races, House Republicans think they’ve finally...
Sushi Aid in $1 Trillion Agriculture Bill Angers Watchdogs
June 17, 2013 |
Bloomberg Businessweek |
Tucked deep in the 1,198-page U.S. House agriculture policy legislation is an initiative to guarantee prices for sushi rice. So too is...
Nuclear Power, Part 2: Nukenomics
June 14, 2013 |
Tech News World |
Can the nuclear industry stand on its own two feet financially? It all depends on whom you ask. "There are plenty of cost estimates out...
Boehner decides to support farm bill
June 13, 2013 |
POLITICO |
Speaker of the House John Boehner on Wednesday pledged his support for the farm bill scheduled to come to the House floor next week — a...
The farm bill, food stamps, and the future of crop subsidies
June 12, 2013 |
Capital Insider |
This week, the Senate passed a five-year, half-trillion dollar farm bill on a bi-partisan 66-27 vote. Now, it's on to the House of...
Republican bill would limit environmental reviews of offshore drilling
June 12, 2013 |
Fuel Fix |
The federal government would be forced to make decisions on offshore drilling before fully scrutinizing how the work would affect coral and...
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