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Azeri Report | July 2, 2013
BAKU. July 2, 2013: A group of top US lawmakers, including several senators and congressmen are heading to Baku on Wednesday, July 3rd, as part of their weeklong trip to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Hungary, TURAN’s Washington, DC correspondent Alakbar Raufoglu was informed by the Congressional sources.
More Attacks on Farm Policy Expected in House Spending Bill Debate
By Ellyn Ferguson | CQ Roll Call | July 1, 2013
Farm groups are bracing for a new round of attacks on agricultural subsidies and crop insurance when the Agriculture appropriations bill hits the House floor, possibly this month.
House moves forward on FY 2014 agriculture appropriations
By Derrick Cain | Agri Pulse | June 26, 2013
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2013 - The House is likely to consider its FY 2014 agriculture appropriations bill (H.R. 2410) during the week of July 8 after the chamber approved the rule for its consideration on the floor today.
Energy-Water Spending Bill Backed by Full Panel
By Tait Militana | CQ Roll Call | June 26, 2013
House appropriators on Wednesday advanced legislation that would halve spending on renewable energy while ramping up a few nuclear weapons programs.
White House Issues Veto Threat for House Agriculture Spending Bill
By Ellyn Ferguson | CQ Roll Call | June 25, 2013
The White House announced Tuesday that it “strongly opposes” the House’s fiscal 2014 Agriculture spending bill and that the president would veto the bill if necessary.
All aboard for Istanbul, Baku and Budapest on the Fourth
By Al Kamen | Washington Post | June 25, 2013
Stuck for something to do over The Fourth? Has your spouse been complaining you two never go anywhere interesting?
Then, to paraphrase Saturday Night Live’s ex-city correspondent “Stefon,” you must quickly sign up to join a fine congressional delegation (codel) heading out Friday for a fascinating nine-day trip to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Hungary.
WRDA to the Wise
By Michael J. Toohey | Marine Link | June 24, 2013
May 15, 2013 was a very good day for the nation’s barge and towing operators, as well as shippers of grain, coal, chemicals, petroleum products, aggregate materials, and agri-input products. It was also a good day for our nation’s economy and for its consumers. The Senate passed, by a vote of 83-14, a long-overdue Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), last reauthorized in 2007.
Aderholt Supports Legislation to Prevent Late Abortions
Cullman Sense | June 24, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) issued the following statement in support of H.R. 1797, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act that passed today in the United States House of Representatives.
No Easy Fix for House Leaders in the Shambles of the Farm Bill Vote
By Ellyn Ferguson | CQ Roll Call | June 21, 2013
House leaders must determine how they can pick up the pieces after a bipartisan rejection of a five-year farm bill backed by Speaker John A. Boehner.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Report from Washington on immigration
By M.N. Cothran Jr. | Gadsden Times | June 19, 2013
As state chairman of the Alabama Immigration Compact, I have been very involved with the National Immigration Forum in Washington, D.C., over the past 16 months. On June 12, I attended an NIF national meeting to address immigration issues with House and Senate leaders.