Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is urging her party’s negotiators to throw another big piece of legislation into the mix during fiscal-cliff talks. Her suggestion: Look at the Senate-passed farm bill, S. 3240, according to spokesman Ben Becker. Bloomberg Government...
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Supporters for passage of a new agriculture law rally near the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 12, 2012.
Fiscal Cliff Bonus Savings Offered: Un-sticking that Stuck Farm Bill
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Winter wheat.
Earmarks By Any Name: Re-Election
Congress eliminated earmarks after an outcry over pet projects that contributed to the U.S. budget deficit. While the rules have changed, lawmakers are finding that the need to show results at home didn’t. That means officials looking to get re-elected...
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Sen. Claire McCaskill during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
McCaskill, Tester Among Democratic Senators Getting Party Funds
Eleven Democratic senators or candidates running for the Senate this year have received the maximum $43,100 donation from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to a documents the political group filed with the Senate public records office. The DSCC, which...
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