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Cotton Amendments Left Out Of Farm Debates

June 19, 2013 | Times Record | Budget & Tax

Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, saw several of his amendments fall by the wayside Wednesday without debate as the House launched a marathon... Read More

Earmarks 2.0: Plenty of Swag for Hawaii In Defense Bills

June 19, 2013 | Honolulu Civil Beat | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

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... Read More

Opposition to House Farm Bill Spans Political Spectrum

June 18, 2013 | The New York Times | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

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... Read More

Fraud Used to Frame Farm Bill Debate

June 18, 2013 | The New York Times | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Jimmy Thomas Sasser stood in silence in February as a federal judge sentenced him to four years in prison. For more than a decade,... Read More

Farm bill cuts judged both too much, not enough

June 17, 2013 | The Washington Times | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

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... Read More

Sushi Aid in $1 Trillion Agriculture Bill Angers Watchdogs

June 17, 2013 | Bloomberg Businessweek | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

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... Read More

Nuclear Power, Part 2: Nukenomics

June 14, 2013 | Tech News World | Energy

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... Read More

Boehner decides to support farm bill

June 13, 2013 | POLITICO | Agriculture

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... Read More

The farm bill, food stamps, and the future of crop subsidies

June 12, 2013 | Capital Insider | Agriculture , National Security

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... Read More

Republican bill would limit environmental reviews of offshore drilling

June 12, 2013 | Fuel Fix | Energy , Natural Resources

The federal government would be forced to make decisions on offshore drilling before fully scrutinizing how the work would affect coral and... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More