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Leaders Struggle to Find Votes for Farm Bill Without Food Stamps

July 09, 2013 | Roll Call | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

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... Read More

Another Toubled Department of Energy Loan Guarantee

July 02, 2013 | Town Hall | Budget & Tax , Energy

Spectacular failure made Solyndra a household name and highlighted failures in the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program. Since... Read More

Fight Over Genetically Modified Salmon Looms in Agriculture Spending Bill

June 25, 2013 | Congressional Quarterly News | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

The Alaska delegation could advance its fight against the commercial production of genetically modified salmon if the fiscal 2014 Senate... Read More

Ohio farmers glum after U.S. House plows under farm bill

June 21, 2013 | The Columbus Dispatch | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

The House dealt a surprising defeat yesterday to a five-year, nearly $1 trillion bill regulating farm programs — a blow to Ohio farmers who... Read More

Fiscal group enraged by limits on House farm bill amendments

June 20, 2013 | The Hill | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

Deficit hawks at Taxpayers for Common Sense are enraged Wednesday by limits imposed by the House Rules Committee on farm bill... Read More

Farm bill’s subsidy for sugar under pressure

June 20, 2013 | The Columbus Dispatch | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Tucked into a sweeping $1 trillion farm bill being debated in the U.S. House this week and next is a provision that may define the future of... Read More

Politics drives farm bill policy

June 20, 2013 | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

The U.S. farm subsidy program can be an important tool in stabilizing crop prices and ensuring a consistent food supply. The federal program... 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

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

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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