House votes today on universally despised farm bill
Today finds the House scrambling to pass its controversial version of the 2007 farm bill. And by controversial, we mean everyone hates it -- Democrats, Republicans, and the White House. The $286 billion package, which contains about $42 billion in subsidies, ends subsidies to farmers with an income of over $1 million, down from $2.5 million. Some Democrats want to lower that cap further, and other Dems worry that the bill doesn't contain enough funding for conservation and nutrition. Republicans are upset about a proposed tax on the American holdings of overseas ag companies, which would fund food stamps and other programs. And the White House has threatened a veto over the failure to reform the subsidy system. "There is something in this bill for everybody to like," said Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), chair of the Agriculture Committee. "There's probably something in this bill for everybody not to like, but it's a step in the right direction." The Senate will take up the debate in September.
source: The Guardian, Associated Press, Mary Clare Jalonick, 27 Jul 2007
source: Forbes, Associated Press, Mary Clare Jalonick, 26 Jul 2007
source: Sacramento Bee, Michael Doyle, 26 Jul 2007
see also, in Gristmill: Dear Nancy Pelosi: Deliver us a better farm bill
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SenorPescado Posted 5:22 am
27 Jul 2007
and HEMP is the ONLY solution for the american farmer, for fuel food and more.....
look at the algae bloom in the gulf due to corn for ethanol with all the pesticides, and herbicides biggest one ever
what a farce
wake up USA people
Viva La Revolucion
Viva Cuba,Venezuala,Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua
down with hypocritical drug dealing
bush -clinton's and their idiotic followers
Dennis for Prez,
is the only guy with a heart
it seems
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Green Granny Posted 7:10 am
27 Jul 2007
Sigh.
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