Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Jimmy Thomas Sasser stood in silence in February as a federal judge sentenced him to four years in prison. For more than a decade,...
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...
Nearly a year after Congress was hailed for moving to fix the debt-ridden flood insurance program, coastal lawmakers are trying to stall key...
Today, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in the California desert to tackle a wide-range of issues, from...
The EPA has found itself at the center of controversy after a report revealed a government funded rec room in a warehouse meant for the...
Contractors at an Environmental Protection Agency warehouse were careless with inventories, and used government furniture and appliances to...
GOP Rep. Connie Mack IV gave his staff a parting gift as he left Congress in January: more than $61,000 in bonuses and raises.
In the last...
The House Armed Services Committee is voting on the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act this week and will turn it over to...
One of the big drawbacks of federally subsidized crop insurance — the new mode for subsidizing farmers — is that it has detached...
The nation is still reeling from deadly tornadoes across the Midwest and preparing for hurricane season, but advocacy groups continue to...
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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