Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
After two embarrassing failures to pass a farm bill, usually a popular bipartisan exercise marrying crop subsidies with food stamps, House...
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...
The owners of Plant Vogtle have secured – for the third time – an extension to allow further negotiation with the U.S. Energy Department...
Spectacular failure made Solyndra a household name and highlighted failures in the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program. Since...
River industry officials are confident Congress will approve legislation this year that would boost funding for much-needed repairs to...
The House dealt a surprising defeat yesterday to a five-year, nearly $1 trillion bill regulating farm programs — a blow to Ohio farmers who...
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...
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...
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...
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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Volume XVIII No. 37
Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters...
July 11, 2013