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USAID head says changes needed urgently on US food aid programs, but Congress not on board
Washington Post | April 16, 2013
WASHINGTON — The head of the Obama administration’s international food aid efforts says a proposal to shift the way food is delivered abroad could help an additional 4 million starving people. But there doesn’t appear to be much support for the idea on Capitol Hill.
SPLC, others urge Adherholt to block poultry plant changes
By John Davidson | Gadsden Times | April 16, 2013
Representatives of the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Appleseed Center for Law and Justice and other concerned individuals stood in front of the Federal Building and U.S. Court House in downtown Gadsden on Tuesday to speak out against a proposed change to regulations regarding poultry plants.
Advocates, workers call on U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt to halt poultry plant proposals
By William Thornton | AL.com | April 16, 2013
GADSDEN, Alabama --- Advocates and workers in the poultry industry held a news conference this morning to call on U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt to halt rules changes in the poultry industry that they say would make working conditions harder and reduce food safety.
GOP lawmakers call for media spotlight on abortion doctor’s trial
By Jonathan Easley | The Hill | April 14, 2013
Obama budget opens new battle over funding for financial regulators
By Peter Schroeder | The Hill | April 13, 2013
House Subcommittee Chairman Skeptical of CFTC Budget Request
By Zachary Warmbrodt | Politico | April 12, 2013
Members Of US Congress Want NASA To Send Astronauts Back To The Moon
Student News IE | April 11, 2013
US President Barack Obama recently announced that the country is ready to release the budget to NASA to start planning a program that aims to capture an asteroid, but several members of the US Congress said that the country should still focus on manned mission to the moon.
Lawmakers Cool to Homeland Security Funding Priorities
By Rob Margetta | CQ Roll Call | April 11, 2013
Members of both parties gave a frosty reception Thursday to the Obama administration’s proposal to reduce funding for the Coast Guard and immigration detention in fiscal 2014 while fully funding the construction of an animal disease lab and adding money for Department of Homeland Security headquarters.
Bipartisan legislation sets NASA’s focus on the moon
Your Houston News | April 11, 2013
Aderholt to president: NASA, defense budgets range from 'disappointing' to 'indefensible'
By Lee Roop | AL.com | April 11, 2013