WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has given its final approval to a sweeping five-year farm bill that provides food for the needy and subsidies for farmers. Ending years of political battles, …
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Democrats don’t yet seem to realize it. But the fact is, their party won a big policy debate in recent weeks — and because that debate for years has been …
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With legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff waiting for a signature from President Obama, Congress has decided to grant a 9-month extension to some farm programs within the 2008 farm …
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Congress' excruciating, extraordinary New Year's Day approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands President Barack Obama most of the tax boosts on the rich …
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The following article is from RollCall.com: by Ellyn Ferguson The package worked out between Senate leaders and the White House to avert the fiscal cliff includes provisions to …
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Washington (CNN) – Following increased pressure to pass farm legislation by the end of the year, Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow said Sunday that the House and Senate have developed a …
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The following article is from the NAFB News Service: U.S. Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy told the Senate Friday that milk market chaos will erupt if Congress doesn’t prevent that …
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by Derek Wallbank, Bloomberg Farm-state lawmakers in the House have conceded they probably won’t be able to attach a long-term extension of U.S. farm policy to any deal to …
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An offer from House Speaker John Boehner could push the federal debt limit fight to the end of next year and is breathing new life into stalled talks over the …
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by Jerry Hagstrom, DTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees met Thursday to discuss prospects for …
