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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 Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-...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: Agriculture, Barbara A. Mikulski, Andrew P Harris, Litigation and Regulation, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland)
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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: Food Industry, Barbara A. Mikulski, Elections, Genetic Engineering, Barack Obama
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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: Olympia J. Snowe, Bangladesh, Hillary Clinton, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Joe Biden
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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: Colleges and Universities, Personal Income, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Teaching and Learning, Students
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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: Congressional Budget Office, Amy Klobuchar, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mark Begich, U.S. Congress
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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: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Assault, Behavioral Conditions, Chellie Pingree, U.S. Congress
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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: Parties and Movements, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Lobbying, Finance
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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: Labor Legislation, Computers, Amazon.com Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, Luggage
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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 Committee on Finance, Corey Stapleton, U.S. Senate, Elections, Max Baucus
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Baucus Senate departure creates wide-open race; Schweitzer a possibility
The Montana Standard, ButteSen. Max Baucus's surprise announcement Tuesday that he won't run for re-election in 2014 throws a big, fat curve-ball into next year's U.S. Senate race in Montana. But while many who might not have considered the race are now thinking about it, one...Tags: Parties and Movements, Corey Stapleton, Elections, Executive Branch, Stillwater Mining Company
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Officials: Democratic Sen. Baucus to retire
Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but recently broke with his party on gun control legislation, has decided to retire, Democratic...Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, John D. Rockefeller IV, Executive Branch, North Fork
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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: Mike Johanns, Personal Income, Pat Roberts, 2010 Census, Mike Crapo
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