Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
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...
Jimmy Thomas Sasser stood in silence in February as a federal judge sentenced him to four years in prison. For more than a decade,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
After punting last year on a farm bill, House Speaker John A. Boehner said Monday he will bring his chamber’s 2013 version to the floor this...
I don't think anyone would dispute the claim of the May 31 letter "CA editorial got it wrong" that the SNAP program suffers from fraud and...
To deficit hawks and critics of American farm policy, they are a clear example of wasteful government spending, lavishly rewarding farmers...
On Monday evening, the Senate will vote on a massive farm bill that will set the course of U.S. food policy for the next decade. The old...
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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