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At Last, Some Consensus
House votes today on universally despised farm bill |
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27 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| At Last, Some Consensus 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 millio ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, ag subsidies, agriculture, Congress, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Ungreening the Farm Bill
Stop House ag czar Peterson before he kills the conservation title |
Aimee Witteman |
21 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Any lingering illusions that Democratic control of the House would automatically lead to more enlightened agriculture policy crumbled last Thursday, when Rep. Colin Peterson (D-Minn.), chair of the House Agriculture Committee, released the conservation section of his 2007 Farm Bill proposal. Peterson kicked off the 2007 Farm Bill reauthorization process -- and in the process, kicked the legs out from under one of the country's best agri-environmental programs. ... |
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| Topics: ag subsidies, agriculture, Congress, politics (all these topics) |
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Celebrate, But Organize
What the Democrats' win means for the sustainable-food movement |
Tom Philpott |
15 Nov 2006 |
Victual Reality |
| After being sentenced to death on specious grounds in 1915, the pro-union agitator and singer Joe Hill delivered a bracing message to his supporters: "Don't waste time mourning, organize!" The bums may be gone, but don't get too giddy. Photo: iStockphoto Under more celebratory circumstances, Hill's formulation doesn't seem quite right; after helping purge so many scoundre ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, ag subsidies, agriculture, Big Ag, Congress, grassroots activism, politics, Victual Reality (all these topics) |
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