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House Ag Committee member seeks guarantee before tackling farm bill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson said on Jan. 2 he's so upset that Congress passed only a short extension of the 2008 Farm Bill that he won't work on a new version without assurances from congressional leaders it will get a vote....Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Republican Party, Fiscal Cliff, John Boehner, Politics
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Tax relief act is a disappointment for dairy farmers
After years of work to bring dairy policy reform to fruition, we are extremely disappointed that Congress has turned its back on dairy farmers. Although passing the American Tax Relief Act of 2012 averted a 'dairy cliff' that would have devastated the...Tags: Washington, DC, Beverage Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Politics, Elections
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Farm bill extension evidence of lost clout
WASHINGTON (AP) - A patchwork extension of federal farm programs passed as part of a larger ''fiscal cliff'' bill keeps the price of milk from rising but doesn't include many of the goodies that farm-state lawmakers are used to getting for their rural...Tags: Washington, DC, New Year's Day, U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, Debbie Stabenow
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Farmers union: Farm bill extension isn't good enough
HURON - South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke is calling on Congress to get a five-year farm bill passed before the end of the year and says an extension of the farm bill that expired in September isn't enough. “We need certainty in rural...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Business
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Deal will prevent spike in milk prices
WASHINGTON (AP) - A potential doubling of milk prices will be averted as part of the compromise that White House and congressional bargainers reached on wide-ranging legislation to avert the ''fiscal cliff,'' a leading senator said late on Dec. 31....Tags: Washington, DC, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Tom Vilsack, Mitch McConnell, Debbie Stabenow
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A view from the tractor cab
As the cold winds blow and snow gathers on the ground across our nation, farmers are gathering in Nashville, Tenn. for the 2013 American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting. Just like the PFB (Pennsylvania Farm Bureau) annual meeting back in...Tags: Washington, DC, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Fiscal Cliff, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Tone of letter affects impact
There are ways to write a letter and then there are ways to write a letter. One way includes pleasantries, ideas, even artful persuasion. Another features anger, bile and bricks. These differences were on display recently when two members of...Tags: Renewable Energy, U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, Fiscal Cliff, Newspaper and Magazine
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New five-year farm bill by Christmas?
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in many parts of the country and traditionally, that's when we could expect lawmakers in our nation's capital to be wrapping up several pieces of legislation so they could spend holiday time with their own...Tags: Barack Obama, Tom Vilsack, Pat Roberts, Fiscal Cliff, Holidays
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Goodlatte elected as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee
Congressman Bob Goodlatte has been elected to serve as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Goodlatte was elected to the post by the House Republican Conference. His chairmanship will start in January when the 113th Congress begins. “I...
Tags: Eric Cantor, Immigration, U.S. House of Representatives, Human Interest, Mark D. Obenshain
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Election results have minor impact on House and Senate Ag Committees
With votes cast and ballots counted, the 2012 election is over. Though the majority of the focus during the 2012 election season focused on the presidential race, the results of key congressional races in the Nov. 6 election will have a small effect on...Tags: Tom Vilsack, Republican Party, Ben Nelson, Parties and Movements, Chris Gibson
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Farm bill could hinge on budget talks
WASHINGTON (AP) - A farm bill that stalled in Congress before the election could see quick action by the end of the year if congressional leaders decide they need its spending cuts - including a small reduction in the $80-billion-a-year food stamps...Tags: Eric Cantor, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Washington, DC, Republican Party, Fiscal Cliff
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Can the farm bill stand alone without food stamps?
When Congress returns in November to achieve either full passage of a 2012 farm bill or extend farm policies into next year, critics of the food stamp program, costing almost $800 billion over the next 10 years, are letting folks know that they would like...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Tim Huelskamp, Republican Party, Finance, Parties and Movements
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