Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
House OKs farm bill - but leaves out food stamps
July 11, 2013 |
San Franscisco Gate |
After two embarrassing failures to pass a farm bill, usually a popular bipartisan exercise marrying crop subsidies with food stamps, House... 
Is it time for food stamps to come out of the farm bill?
July 10, 2013 |
The Washington Post |
Remember this chart about the contents of the House farm bill?
As you can see, the farm bill isn’t purely a “farm” bill. About 80...
Federal loan guarantee offer for Vogtle expansion extended again
July 03, 2013 |
The Augusta Chronicle |
The owners of Plant Vogtle have secured – for the third time – an extension to allow further negotiation with the U.S. Energy Department...
Another Toubled Department of Energy Loan Guarantee
July 02, 2013 |
Town Hall |
Spectacular failure made Solyndra a household name and highlighted failures in the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program. Since...
Optimism grows for repairing Western Pennsylvania locks and dams
June 30, 2013 |
Pitttsburgh Post-Gazette |
River industry officials are confident Congress will approve legislation this year that would boost funding for much-needed repairs to...
Ohio farmers glum after U.S. House plows under farm bill
June 21, 2013 |
The Columbus Dispatch |
The House dealt a surprising defeat yesterday to a five-year, nearly $1 trillion bill regulating farm programs — a blow to Ohio farmers who...
Farm bill’s subsidy for sugar under pressure
June 20, 2013 |
The Columbus Dispatch |
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...
Opposition to House Farm Bill Spans Political Spectrum
June 18, 2013 |
The New York Times |
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...
Nuclear Power, Part 2: Nukenomics
June 14, 2013 |
Tech News World |
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...
John Boehner: Time is right to bring latest farm bill to House floor
June 11, 2013 |
The Washington Times |
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...
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