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Federal poultry regulations relaxed in spending law
Farming advocates are pressing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-...
Tags: Laws, Litigation and Regulation, Agriculture, Pocomoke City, U.S. Congress
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Mikulski says she doesn't support 'Monsanto rider' in funding bill
Food safety groups are ramping up pressure on Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski over language included in a government funding bill that would make it harder for courts to block the planting of genetically engineered crops. The language, tucked into...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Barbara A. Mikulski, Genetic Engineering
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Defending state water rights
Since 2011, I have been raising concerns about a controversial proposal from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would restrict access to Missouri River water and charge users for surplus water taken from Missouri River reservoirs in South Dakota, North...Tags: U.S. Senate, John Hoeven, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Congress, Natural Resources
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Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years -...Tags: Mitt Romney, Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Business, Minority Groups
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Washington Notebook: Snowe recalls offer to play Joan of Arc
Portland Press Herald, MaineFormer Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was all over the media landscape last week promoting her new book, "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress." Snowe's suggestions on congressional reforms (among them open primaries and an...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Mitt Romney, Sexual Assault, Joe Biden, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Mainer tells Congress poverty can be beaten
Portland Press Herald, MaineBy the time Patricia Marshall enrolled at Colby College in the fall of 1990, she had endured a childhood of poverty that likely would have shocked most of her classmates. She had lived most of her years in rural Maine without indoor plumbing. To...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Poverty, Government Debt, Susan Collins
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Senate to take up farm bill in May
WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...Tags: Heidi Heitkamp, Congressional Budget Office, Mark Begich, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow
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House committee advances Maine-linked sex-assault bill
Portland Press Herald, MaineA House committee has advanced a bill named for a Maine woman that aims to help veterans qualify for disability benefits for mental health problems resulting from sexual assaults. The version of the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 that the House Veterans'...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Sexual Assault, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense, Mental Health
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U.S. senators want exemption to Dodd-Frank swap rules
Reuters* Proposal would protect end-users from higher costs * Identical proposal was adopted in House committees * Treasury's Lew warns not to tinker with Dodd-Frank By Douwe Miedema and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of 12...Tags: Federal Reserve, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Business, U.S. Congress, Lobbying
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"Marketplace Fairness" act unfair to Montana, small business owners say
Billings Gazette, Mont.Some Montana small business owners are fighting mad about the bill before the U.S. Senate that would give states the option of collecting sales taxes on online purchases. Jim Markel of Billings, co-owner of Red Oxx, an outdoors luggage manufacturer,...Tags: U.S. Senate, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computers and Software, Max Baucus, Business
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Baucus coming home to Montana: Says still work to do be done in D.C.
The Montana Standard, ButteSen. Max Baucus, surrounded by family and friends at his son's home in Helena, said Friday that coming home to Montana is "what my decision to not seek re-election is all about" -- but that there's still work to do in Washington, D.C. "I'm not turning...Tags: U.S. Senate, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Brian Schweitzer, Max Baucus, Business
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Housing programs critical to Aberdeen
Access to rural housing programs that benefit a significant number of homebuyers in Aberdeen could be extended under a bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., and others. Without an extension of some sort, the city would lose access to two...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, U.S. Congress, Mike Crapo
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