Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
The U.S. House could vote as soon as later tonight on an amendment that would strip USEC of federal dollars.
An amendment by Rep. Michael...
Today's post is a bad news/good news story. The bad news is that deep in the fiscal year 2014 Energy and Water Development Appropriations...
For decades, Congress rolled food stamps and farm subsidies together into one giant bill. The tactic generated lots of rural and urban votes...
House GOP leaders’ plan to strip food stamps from the farm bill ran into trouble Tuesday when it failed to win over conservative groups who...
Are drivers of electric and hybrid cars saints who reduce fuel use, emissions and global warming? Or are they freeloaders who...
The owners of Plant Vogtle have secured – for the third time – an extension to allow further negotiation with the U.S. Energy Department...
Even though Tennessee's senators insist otherwise, critics say the immigration reform legislation they helped pass amounts to amnesty for...
Spectacular failure made Solyndra a household name and highlighted failures in the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program. Since...
For budget watchdogs, summer does not mean simply the arrival of school breaks and trips to the beach. Summer is also appropriations season...
A fleet of 40 helicopters will be deployed along the border with Mexico if the security amendment included in the immigration reform bill is...
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Volume XVIII No. 37
Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters...
July 11, 2013